{"id":394120,"date":"2023-08-14T06:49:35","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T06:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allflamenco.net\/uncategorized-en\/el-pele\/"},"modified":"2023-08-28T21:16:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T21:16:01","slug":"the-pele-opener-david-bowie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allflamenco.net\/en\/blog\/the-pele-opener-david-bowie\/","title":{"rendered":"El Pele, the cantaor who opened for Bowie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Social Sharing Buttons &#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|10px|0px|false|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1280px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false&#8221; 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From a very humble family, in his childhood, he traveled around the neighborhoods of Cordoba singing in the streets, tablaos, and fairs to help his family with some money.<span class=\"apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><span class=\"mw-redirect\"><b>Manuel Ben\u00edtez El Cordob\u00e9s<\/b><\/span>, when he met him, was the one who<span class=\"apple-converted-space\"> <\/span>gave him his nickname. and his name, Manuel, &#8220;after Manolo Caracol, who baptized me on a drunken night&#8221;. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Domine||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;32em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; max_width=&#8221;450px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;400ms&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;4%&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>His meeting with the guitarist Vicente Amigo (he was only 11 years old) was an internal revolution for him. 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On the one hand, we have already mentioned that when he meets the guitarist Vicente Amigo, he bets on him without hesitation. The two of them became &#8220;flesh and blood&#8221; and signed some of the best works of cante jondo. From this tandem, a milestone <span>in the world of flamenco discography was born,<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><em>Poeta de esquinas blandas<\/em><span><em>,<\/em> which includes songs that have become flamenco anthems, such<\/span> <em>as Vengo del Moro.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Domine||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;32em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;2%|0px|0px|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;400ms&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;4%&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, it should be borne in mind that, although El Pele is a defender and exponent of orthodox flamenco (he has been compared to Camar\u00f3n de la Isla), he has also made the occasional innovation. 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