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My Songs And A Poem

Estrella Morente

From the moment we hear the first fast-strummed notes of Alfredo Lagos's guitar, the sharp hand-clapping 'palmas' and then the voice of Estrella Morente as she sings a long decorative 'ay', we are plunged into the heart of both contemporary and classical flamenco.
For Estrella Morente sings'Cockles' (an 'alegría' - literally 'happiness') with the energy of a generation whose fathers have broken open the prison of tradition, modernising flamenco without betraying its deep roots.
Lagos' crisp, subtle playing interacts with Estrella's beautifully light emotional tones as she stretches notes melismatically, bringing to life the Cádiz verses that tell of a sailor bound for foreign parts whose only desire is to see his love once more.

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    My Songs And A Poem
    CD
    play Coquinas (Alegrías) Estrella Morente 3m 27s
    play En lo alto del cerro (tangos) Estrella Morente 3m 24s
    play Moguer (Bulerías) Estrella Morente 3m 44s
    play La Noche (Soleá) Estrella Morente 3m 25s
    play Bulerías de la Bola Estrella Morente 6m 5s
    play Alcazaba (Media Granaína) Estrella Morente 3m 47s
    play A Pastora (Sevillanas) Estrella Morente 4m 5s
    play Peregrinitos (Bulería) Estrella Morente 3m 24s
    play A qué niegas el delirio (Malagueñas) Estrella Morente 2m 17s
    play Tangos de Pepico Estrella Morente 3m 28s
    play Soleá Grana Estrella Morente 3m 45s
    play Galería (Taranta) Estrella Morente 2m 59s
    play Que llegue el domingo (Bulería) Estrella Morente 6m 34s
    play Las llamas llegan al cielo (Taranta) Estrella Morente 1m 58s
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