"RITO Y GEOGRAFÍA DEL TOQUE" (VIDEO N° 4.)

PEPE HABICHUELA : introduced by F. Quiñones, José Antonio Carmona Carmona « Pepe Habichuela » (born Granada 1944) performs soleares, is interviewed, plays alegrías in E major, taranto, seguiriya, tangos with Carlos Carmona « Habichuela » and Benjamín Santiago (guitar players). From Flamenco (in colour), we are given bulerías with Juan Habichuela « hijo » (guitar), jaleo in the tonality of a minera with Juan Habichuela « hijo » (guitar), Guadiana, Chocolatillo, and Angel (palmas).

VICTOR MONGE « SERRANITO » : introduced by F. Quiñones, Victor Monge Serrano « Serranito » (born Madrid 1942) is heard in a taranta, soleares, an interview, in « Popular Themes » and a zapateado with Alejandro Winia and Manolo Sison (guitar players).

Comments : we are first given a black-and-white Pepe Habichuela at the outset of his career as a soloist at the beginning of the 70’s, with toques still influenced by his brother Juan, Sabicas, and Paco de Lucía, though his special mark already emerges (particularly in soleares) ; then the same Pepe Habichuela in colour, at the end of the 70’s, with his personality now better defined and matured, is heard in toques from his first record A Mandelí (1983) and of the record Despegando which he made in 1977 with Enrique Morente. The second guitar is that of his nephew, then known as Juan Habichuela « hijo », who later became Juan Carmona « El Camborio », and is today the established leader of the Ketama group.

The video ends with fascinating images of the astonishing Serranito, « a guitar-player for guitar-players », in full possession of his virtuosity : tarantas and soleares played solo, « Popular Themes » which are nothing else than the Tarara on a tiento rhythm and in E minor, and his famous zapateado for three guitars, « Punta y Tacón ».

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