Flamenco Attitude

Many would call him flamenco's "greatest artist" of the past 300 years. He recorded a song in every single type of cante. He had a legendary partnership with Paco de Lucía. He made Tomatito his guitarist, He recorded what is regarded as the most important record in flamenco - "La Leyenda del Tiempo".

He is Camarón de la Isla.

In this long-anticipated episode, Marcos talks about his life - from the village of San Fernando to the world stages where music took him, his most impactful records, and the new museum that's finally opened in La Isla.

Links to some programmes you can watch/ listen to:

• Camarón: The Film on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80232891#:~:text=This%20documentary%20looks%20back%20on,to%20a%20tragic%20early%20death.&text=Watch%20all%20you%20want

• BBC 4's From Our Own Correspondent: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001hnvn (Starts at 22:23) In Spain, Guy Hedgecoe visits San Fernando, the hometown of the much revered flamenco singer, Camarón de la Isla, where, three decades after the singer's death, his memory is as cherished as the legacy of his music.

• BBC 4's Spain's Flamenco on the Edge: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001g9f4

You can hear our musical choices spread across the podcast on Spotify.

With Easter just gone, we're taking you to Andalusia to re-live the magic of Semana Santa, or Holy Week. Immerse yourself in the religious street processions, music, and conversations that Marcos has gathered on his recent visit there. A lot of stories as usual too!

You can email us at [email protected] or tweet us @flamencopod. We welcome questions and comments in English and Spanish.

You can hear our musical choices spread across the podcast on Spotify.

Not quite a village but Cadiz is essential when it comes to flamenco. Singing on balconies, bullfighters bars, and one of the biggest pena - it has it all! And an artist's name that - strangely enough - was inspired by the Beatles...

NOTE: We are aware that the sound on this one is not great. All is fixed in the next episode - thank you for your understanding. We've been late with uploads as we've tried to fix it.

You can email us at [email protected] or tweet us @flamencopod. We welcome questions and comments in English and Spanish.

You can hear our musical choices spread across the podcast on Spotify.

Big, small, close to the cities or hidden in the mountains, sin or con flamenco - the Andalucian pueblos have hidden gems that we're keen to talk about. Marcos has numerous adventures and friends in villages far and wide so season 8 will be our love letter to these incredible places and people. In part one - hear about concerts in train stations and Marcos features in a local radio programme!

You can email us at [email protected] or tweet us @flamencopod. We welcome questions and comments in English and Spanish.

You can hear our musical choices spread across the podcast on Spotify.

The last big flamenco element is probably the most attractive. The passionate performances of the flamenco dance or the baile have put flamenco onto the world cultural scene, and in this episode, we discuss some of the famous dancers, the significance of dance and also - why some dancers release vynyls and CDs! Hope you have your best dancing shoes on!

A miscellaneous episode where we discuss the news about a new book on Camaron de La Isla. We also review some flamenco-themed films by director Isaki Lacuesta for your leisure!

Article: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jan/23/flamenco-singer-camaron-de-la-isla-graphic-novel

Films:

La Leyenda Del Tiempo: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0495138/

Entre Dos Aguas: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6157294/

You can email us at [email protected] or tweet us @flamencopod. We welcome questions and comments in English and Spanish.

You can hear our musical choices spread across the podcast on Spotify.

Come with us on a journey around the world as we visit different countries, exploring and loving flamenco. From the Japanese islands to Australia and Greece, hear about the stories, music and people that flamenco has touched, far beyond its place of origin.

You can email us at [email protected] or tweet us @flamencopod. We welcome questions and comments in English and Spanish.

You can hear our musical choices spread across the podcast on Spotify.

Religion plays a huge part in flamenco's music and lifestyle. This episode explores some of the artists and songs deeply connected with religious themes and traditions. Hear about the flamenco mass and its "fountains of inspirations". Also - the album that won a national flamenco award.

You can email us at [email protected] or tweet us @flamencopod. We welcome questions and comments in English and Spanish.

You can hear our musical choices spread across the podcast on Spotify.

It's a brand new year! We're starting off with an episode about the key dates and years in flamenco history that changed it forever. When was the first flamenco festival? Why is 2nd July 1992 a sad date in the flamenco calendar? How did 16th November 2010 is the recent most important milestone for the culture? We're covering all this, plus recommending tracks for your playlist.

You can email us at [email protected] or tweet us @flamencopod. We welcome questions and comments in English and Spanish.

You can hear our musical choices spread across the podcast on Spotify.

Get in the spirit of the holidays with our special on Flamenco's celebrations around Christmas. Hear about the songs and traditions around this special time of the year, plus which city in Andalusia does Christmas best!

From the Flamenco Attitude team, we wish you happy holidays and a prosperous new year!

You can email us at [email protected] or tweet us @flamencopod. We welcome questions and comments in English and Spanish.

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The past created traditions but it's important that there is a future to keep and develop them. So as much as we love talking about the classic flamenco artists, today Marcos sheds the spotlight on the up and coming singers, dancers and players. He also shares stories about a new school and the time he met a flamenco artist in a bar while he was playing table football!

You can email us at [email protected] or tweet us @flamencopod. We welcome questions and comments in English and Spanish.

You can hear our music choices spread across the podcast on Spotify.

Flamenco is an art form and in this episode we're really exploring its presence in the works of art that various painters produced. And we're hosting an actual artist - Marcos's wide, Frieda! Tune in to hear how she became fascinated in flamenco, her selection of artworks that feature flamenco and what the word "Gesamtkunst" means.

You can email us at [email protected] or tweet us @flamencopod. We welcome questions and comments in English and Spanish.

You can hear our musical choices spread across the podcast on Spotify.

Aside from music records, concerts, and films, there's a collection of films who show flamenco people in everyday life. Not quite cinema but not documentaries either, they're a wonderful insight into the lives of flamenco performers - both established and emerging. In this episode we're exploring some of the highlights from these exceptional recordings, done almost as infomercials.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee85znOWjso

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rBWG9nr95E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0klwXak8F0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXQzCkezezc

You can email us at [email protected] or tweet us @flamencopod. We welcome questions and comments in English and Spanish.

You can hear our musical choices spread across the podcast on Spotify.

The guitar is the essential flamenco instrument and every maestro has their favourite. What is the most sought after guitar when it comes to flamenco? How important is the cejilla? And why did Marcos refuse to purchase a guitar case on one occasion! This and more in the episode dedicated entirely to guitars!

You can email us at [email protected] or tweet us @flamencopod. We welcome questions and comments in English and Spanish.

You can hear our musical choices spread across the podcast on Spotify.

We've mentioned the guitar in passing countless times but this incredible instruments deserves a full episode! This Saturday, 13th November, we talk about the wonderful guitars of flamenco, why the cejillas are important and some adventures featuring guitars!

The music of The Gypsy Kings is one of the most recognized when it comes to flamenco. Even if you don't know much about the genre, you would have heard of them! In this episode, Marcos talks about the origins of the legendary band, their music, and what happened when he met them - an encounter they weren't prepared for!

You can email us at [email protected] or tweet us @flamencopod. We welcome questions and comments in English and Spanish.

You can hear our musical choices spread across the podcast on Spotify.

Whether you know much about flamenco or not, you must have heart of The Gypsy Kings! This Saturday, Marcos talks about the origins of the legendary band, their music and his encounter with them that they weren't expecting!

You can email us at [email protected] or tweet us @flamencopod. We welcome questions and comments in English and Spanish.

You can hear our musical choices spread across the podcast on Spotify.

As the world prepares for Halloween, All Saints Day and Dia de los Muertos, Marcos and Galya look into some superstitions and rituals of the flamenco culture. Which song is considered bad luck to play? Who is the most superstitions flamenco singer? And what "duende" actually means? All this and more in today's special season finale on superstitions. Lolo, the black cat, also appears - couldn't miss the occasion!

You can email us at [email protected] or tweet us @flamencopod. We welcome questions and comments in English and Spanish.

You can hear our musical choices spread across the podcast on Spotify.

Join us for a darker, more mysterious and more unknown aspect of flamenco culture. This Saturday we're taking black cats, black legends and superstitious singers in our season 5 finale on Flamenco Superstitions

Marcos has dedicated his life not only on playing and studying flamenco, but also meeting the people who created the genre. Here are only some of the flamenco artists he's encountered during his journeys.

You can email us at [email protected] or tweet us @flamencopod. We welcome questions and comments in English and Spanish.

You can hear our musical choices spread across the podcast on Spotify.

Flamenco begins and ends with the people who shape it. In this episode, we explore some flamenco artists involvement in political movements and how that was reflected in their art.

DISCLAIMER: The creators of this podcast don't associate with political parties or try to promote any political ideologies onto the listeners. This episode is not aimed to deliver political messages, it's created simply to cover episodes of the lives of some flamenco artists who got involved, influenced or affected by political movements.

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You can hear our musical choices spread across the podcast on Spotify.

As Marcos has a huge library, we go through more of his flamenco books - this time in Spanish. Many great stories and people - and some amazing pictures! We discuss rare photos, a journey to photographing all flamenco artists of the 30s and event flamenco and trains. Hope you're taking notes!

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You can hear our musical choices spread across the podcast on Spotify.

Flamenco is an art that is studies and admired all across the world. And in this episode, we explore what people have written about it - and these are authors outside Andalusia! This is the fascination with flamenco as experienced and written by writers from across the Pond.

Books featured in this episode:

1. The Flamenco Guitar

2. The Wind Cried: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wind-Cried-Americans-Discovery-Flamenco/dp/0933224737

3. Returning to a: https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-87286-307-1

4. Thrillist article: https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/things-to-do-in-granada-spain

For our Q&A in September, please email us at [email protected] or tweet us @flamencopod.

You can hear our musical choices spread across the podcast on Spotify.

This is the episode brought by you - our audience - and we thank you for it. Our first mini Q and A session is finally here, and Marcos is "put on the spot" to answer your questions. Some interesting point - plus Lolo the flamenco cat couldn't miss it!

NOTE: We are sorry we couldn't bring you this episode earlier. We recorded remotely last week and the result wasn't good enough. But here we go and in a good quality before September is gone.

Email us at [email protected] or tweet us @flamencopod. You can hear our musical choices spread across the podcast on Spotify.

Yes, on top of everything else, flamenco has specific dishes as well! We're exploring the unique flavours of the flamenco kitchen - and even tasting some while we're going along. This one is for the foodies!

For our Q&A in September, please email us at [email protected] or tweet us @flamencopod.

You can hear our musical choices spread across the podcast on Spotify.

Flamenco is king. But there are other genres and artists that influence guitarist Marcos and he continues to admire them, even though he's fully immersed in the flamenco culture. In this episode, he talks about The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, Carlos Santana - just to name a few! - with as much love as he does for the Andalusian song.

Every artist was a student once - and in this episode, flamenco guitarist Marcos shares memories of his teacher, Pepe Martinez. A wonderful, colourful character, Marcos remembers Pepe as the best teacher he could ever have had. Some great stories to enjoy - including one about toilet paper!

Andalusia has eight provinces! And in this episode, Marcos is taking you on a journey through all of them. From Seville to Granada, hear about the different climate, big and small towns and cities, and the places you absolutely MUST visit when you can.

Notes from the hosts: For our Q&A on 25th September, please email us at [email protected] or tweet us @flamencopod. We welcome questions and comments in English and Spanish. You can hear our musical choices spread across the podcast on Spotify.

Flamenco guitarist and expert Marcos goes to Andalusia every year and while roaming around, he comes across the most incredible places, artists and items he adds to his collection. This is part one of his memories, created under the hot Andalusian summer sun, compete with even hotter flamenco rhythms.

Notes from the hosts:

For our Q&A on 25th September, please email us at [email protected] or tweet us @flamencopod. We welcome questions and comments in English and Spanish.

You can hear our musical choices spread across the podcast on Spotify.

You can find everything under the genre of flamenco - even films! In this episode, Marcos and Galya go through some classic and modern flamenco films, uncovering rich stories with great soundtracks and the best dancing in the business.

For our Q&A on 25th September, please email us at [email protected] or tweet us @flamencopod. We welcome questions and comments in English and Spanish.

You can hear our musical choices spread across the podcast on Spotify.

Solea, buleria, tango - so many music genres define flamenco but what's the difference between them? Guitarist and expert Marcos walks Galya through the many sub-genres of the art to show her how many and how variable they are. Prepare for an episode of mood swings, personal stories and nods to the work of great flamenco artists.

For our Q&A in September, please email us at [email protected] or tweet us @flamencopod. We welcome questions and comments in English and Spanish.

You can hear our musical choices spread across the podcast on Spotify.

For any dedicated fan of any genre, choosing their top ten favourite albums is nearly impossible! But guitarist and expert on the genre did his best to pick and choose the ten he considers a must to listen to. Galya was VERY surprised by some of the rankings and recommendations and maybe you will be too.

For our Q&A in September, please email us at [email protected] or tweet us @flamencopod.

You can hear our musical choices spread across the podcast on Spotify.

We were missing for a while, so you must have wondered - what happened?

But we haven't been giving you attitude - only flamenco attitude!

In this little bonus episode host Galya comes with a quick message about our absence.

Also, we welcome your questions and comments for a Q and A episode in September. Use August to write to us. The email is [email protected] and @flamencopod on Twitter.

Thank you for bearing with us and keep listening.

How long has it been since you went to a festival and specifically, a flamenco festival? In this episode, flamenco expert Marcos is looking back at his experiences on festivals he's attended over the years of his travels across Andalucia. Flamenoc Attitude's new season starts with stories that'll make you feel the heat, the fantastic music and the festival mood yet again!

Our episode on 26th June will be on Marcos's Top 5 festivals! A little teaser for you - just one of the incredible stories he shares.

A poet, playwright, and someone who's had an immense contribution to flamenco's development and widespread recorgnition. In this episode, flamenco expert Marcos talks about the life and work of the magnificent Federico García Lorca. And it's the return of Lolo the flamenco cat!

Do you understand the meaning behind the lyrics of a cante? The Andalusian song is rich in imagery and metaphors - not to mention unique words - that take time to grasp. But in this episode, flamenco guitarist and expert Marcos gives host Galya a crash course on how to interpret the lyrics of flamenco songs. (Lolo the flamenco cat was supervising the lesson!)

Enjoying the music and dancing of the flamenco culture is a no-brainer! But immersing yourself deeper into the art can happen only in two ways - to visit the flamenco places yourself or read books by people who have. In this episode, flamenco expert Marcos previews some of the greatest books written about flamenco.

Books featured in this episode:

You can preview "The Flamencos of Cadiz Bay" here - https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=w9l9it1H8cQC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

"A Rose for Winter" - https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/103/1036724/a-rose-for-winter/9780099479710.html

"The Zincali" - https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/The_Zincali/6mw-AAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover

Flamenco guitarist and expert Marcos tells Galya about the connection between flamenco and bullfighting. DISCLAIMER: this is for information and education purposes only. The creators of this podcast don't affiliate with bullfighting or encourage the listeners to support or take part in any activities connected to bullfighting

From Jerez to Cordoba, from Seville to Moron, the flamenco festival posters are screenshots of the magic that the flamenco events create. Join Galya on a walk around flamenco expert Marcos's house which is richly decorated with posters from different years, in various styles and from different places. Some amazing stories to be heard along the way! Stick till the end to find out which poster Galya received as a thank you for her hard work on the podcast...

Everyone wants to play like him but few have his dedication to music, his brilliant mind when it comes to composition, and his incredible tempo when it comes to playing the guitar. He is the artist that revolutionized flamenco and made it popular throughout the world. We're dedicating this episode to Paco de Lucia. Galya is in conversation with Marcos who tells her a lot about the life and art of the world-renown guitarist.

Can flamenco mix with other genres like pop, rock, and even rap? Of course it can! Marcos tells Galya about the magic flamenco brings in its encounters with different genres of music.

Marcos takes Galya from the golden age of flamenco - the 70s - right back to the 40s and 30s when flamenco singing was emerging on the world music scene. Who are the greats of the genre? Find out in this episode and also - who was the first-ever flamenco recording artist. You may be surprised!

In this episode, Galya asks Marcos to tell her about the flamboyant fashion, iconic furniture designs, and accessories that come with the flamenco culture. You may buy a flamenco shirt after hearing this!

The curious host Galya asks flamenco artist Marcos what flamenco actually is - simply a genre of music or a way of life? Special appearance from Lolo - the flamenco cat!