About the Songs
Love & Liberte - is a Gipsy Kings song, from the album of the same name (1994). The Gipsy Kings, from the Camargue region in southern France, started out as "Los Reyes" when brothers Nicolas and Andre Reyes, the sons of renowned [+]About the Songs
Love & Liberte - is a Gipsy Kings song, from the album of the same name (1994). The Gipsy Kings, from the Camargue region in southern France, started out as "Los Reyes" when brothers Nicolas and Andre Reyes, the sons of renowned flamenco artist Jose Reyes, teamed up with their cousins Jacques, Maurice and Tonino Baliardo, whose father is Manitas de Plata. Back in the 60s and 70s, Jose Reyes and Manitas de Plata had been very popular playing together in Europe.
Encanto - is an original composition, played in the flamenco form of solea. This form is certainly one of the most important forms in flamenco. The name is derived from "soledad" (solitude), which is reflective of the form's solemn mood. Each measure in solea has 12 beats, with accents on the 3rd, 6th, 8th, 10th, and 12th. This accent pattern makes solea a "hemiola" rhythm, a particular kind of syncopation in which the meter seems to shift temporarily from duple to triple or vice versa. Solea is traditionally played in either the E phrygian or A phrygian mode. This one is in E phrygian.
Cavatina - This evocative piece was written by British composer Stanley Myers. It started out as a piano piece, but was later developed (at the request of classical guitarist John Williams) into a guitar piece. In 1978, it was used as the theme for the Academy Award winning movie "The Deer Hunter".
Romance - is one of the most popular classical guitar pieces of all time. There is still much debate regarding who wrote the piece, so for now the author remains unknown.
Recuerdos de la Alhambra - is another standard in the world of classical guitar. It was written by Francisco Tarrega in 1899, inspired by a trip to Granada where he visited the Alhambra, the last palace of the Caliphs.
Taranta - is an original composition, and is named after the flamenco form which it represents, taranta. This variation of fandango evolved from coalminer's songs in the province of Almeria, Spain. It's a "free form" style, meaning it has no particular "compas" (rhythm), so it lends itself well to artist improvisation. This song is also on my Christmas cd, Adornos, as a prelude to Pachelbel's Canon in D.
Gipsy Dance - is an original composition. It is played in the flame
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