They explain, move, inspire, because they are those great phrases of the greats of guitar playing, dancing and singing. There is no one better than them to explain what flamenco is.
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“Flamenco has only one school: to transmit or not to transmit”. José Monge, Camarón de La Isla (singing)
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“Creation is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration”. Paco de Lucía (guitar playing)
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“The condition of the flamenco guitar is that it is mestizo”. Manolo Sanlúcar (guitar playing)
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“Duende is self-confidence, it’s what makes you feel free on stage. And it’s also a moment, a gift that comes to you if your mind is thinking about music.” Vicente Amigo (guitar playing)
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“There is no need to be afraid of flamenco. You have to take a risk. You simply have to sing the way you feel. Adapt the songs to your sensibility“. Carmen Linares (singing)
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“The honor of the cantaor lies in preserving the purity of the cantes and in knowing how to guard the inheritance received”. Antonio Mairena (singing)
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“There is no ‘cante payo’ or ‘gitano’, there are those who have pellizco and those who don’t, what is needed is to have heart and to know how to sing”. Manolo Caracol (singing)
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“You are born to dance, sing and play,
although later you have to become one. This art form is
pure feeling and has to come from the soul”. Ricardo Gabarre Clavería, El Junco (singing)
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“Flamenco as roots music is eternal. It will always be there. Sometimes it will be more down, sometimes more up”. José Mercé (singing)