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Soledad Sonora

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Sister of guitarist Pedro Bacán [Pedro Peña Peña}, Inés sings the Lebrija style of her home. She is accompanied by Moraíto [Manuel Moreno Junquera] on guitar and an ensemble who provide palmas, the rhythmic clapping of flamenco. This is family-style flamenco (which I can attest having recently participated in juergas among a couple gypsy families in Andalusia). Indeed, Inés, her brother, and family had toured together. The cante sometimes refers directly to family or self, and there is the customary tragic lament of the siguiriya. Bacán, however, also provides a lively bulería dance and the Arab-influenced taranta. She also is among the few women who sing the marinete, the cante of the blacksmith forge. There is no hammer on anvil, but the rhythm (also unusual by its steady consistency) is provided by drumming the guitar. This album does not present a tour de force or vocal pyrotechnics. Instead, it is exemplar of the richness and depth of flamenco among families and within family life. The professionalism is such that the pieces and performance are unpretentious and seemingly unpolished.

One of the nicest I've heard from the "Flamenco Vivo" series by Naive. The singing and guitar work on this disc are utterly fantastic. Sounds like there are some dancers and other listeners attending this performance, with the occasional shouts "Ole!, but wow, how powerful to hear just these two, acoustic guitar and voice, in this most incredible of sound venues - the flamenco ballad. Feels like hanging out at a gypsy camp one night. Sound quality on this recording is excellent as well.