Pepe Habichuela, a paragon of pure and earthy flamenco, unifies the traditional and the modern; in this video he reveals the magical world of his guitarra gitana. He plays eight selected pieces from his repertoire: Soleares, Alegria, Fandango de Huelva, Bulerias, Taranta, Solea por Bulerias, Tangos, as well as an unpublished version of his famous Rumba “A Mandeli”. Pepe plays each toque first at normal speed and then the individual falsetas are repeated slowly. Two percussionists accompany all the rhythmical palos. This video provides a fascinating selection of reproduceable pieces from one of the great masters of the flamenco...

Moraito, the most important representative of the modern school of Jerez and undoubtedly one of the best accompanying guitarists for cante, plays and explains in the first part of this video five selected pieces from his repertoire: two Bulerias, Sevillanas, Tangos and Vals-Bulerias. The second part is devoted to Moraito’s speciality: together with singer Fernando Terremoto Moraito focusses on basic principles and difficulties of the accompaniment of cante using Malaguenas, Seguiriyas and Tientos/Tangos. Fernando Terremoto, son of the legendary cantaor Terremoto, is gifted with one of the most outstanding flamenco voices of the young flamenco generation. In this video...

Paco Serrano, the winner of the “Concurso Nacional de la Guitarra Flamenca de Cordoba” is one of the few top flamenco guitarists who still dedicate part of their time to tuition. In this video Paco Serrano explains the different techniques of the flamenco guitar (pulgar, rasgueado, arpegio, tremolo, alzapua, ligados) with reference to Solea. Each falseta is played at normal speed and then slowly. The point of departure being the rhythm of Solea, the student step by step learns more about Alegrias, Bulerias, Tangos, Tarantas, as well as exceptional techniques like a seven-note-tremolo, special rasgueos and much more. In...

Juan Martin explains and demonstrates the essential techniques and rhythmic forms of Flamenco guitar playing in six progressive lessons, designed for all players from beginning to advanced. The lessons show you in detail many varieties of the basic rhythms which form the foundation of flamenco guitar styles. They also give a wealth of traditional and modern flamenco solos, accurately transcribed into music notation and easy-to-follow ‘cifra’ tabulature, all presented in a video series of six lessons. In this way you lear not only how to play but also what to play, as the lessons build into a substantial repertoire...

Manolo Franco, winner of the “Giraldillo del Toque de la III Bienal de Arte Flamenco” 1984 in Sevilla, plays and explains two of his prize-winning concert pieces: a Colombiana and a Guajira. Manolo discusses each toque step by step. Special fingerings and techniques of both hands are being analyzed in great detail. Helpful comments regarding interpretation are also included. Manolo is one of the few flamenco guitarists who are able to play any passage very slowly. This certainly makes the comprehension of his elaborate pieces a lot easier. He adds the finishing touch with a modern Buleria (in the...

Oscar Herrero has always been associated with the guitar. His interest in the Flamenco world placed him on important stages at a very early age, being a solo musician and a composer. He played in prestigious venues all over the world, such as the New York Metropolitan, Ottawa National Gallery, and the Teatro Real in Madrid, where he met some of th emost important names in the contemporary musical scene. Oscar has been awarded the most prestigious Spanish Flamenco awards: First National prize of Flamenco Guitar in Jerez de la Frontera and First prize “Borodn Minero” in Las Minas...

The secrets of Flamenco have been hard to learn without personal lessons from an expert teacher, and such teachers are rare indeed outside Andalucia or Madrid. Yet nearly everyone who plays or wants to play Spanish guitar would like to learn at least something about how those exciting sounds of Flamenco are created. Here is the book, in one complete volume, in which a top-ranking flamenco soloist and recording artist reveals the very essence of the flamenco art of the guitar. Juan Martin is a virtuoso of the flamenco guitar with a rare combination of talents. He is a...

Solos Flamencos Volumes 1 and 2 – comprehensive multimedia teaching sets.These Book, CD and DVD sets present 63 solos, progressively graded from absolute beginners to more advanced, to suit players of all levels. Volume 1 contains examples of eighteen different palos (rhythmic forms) of flamenco, with a wealth of melodic falsetas and rhythms. The music for all these is accurately written in notation and flamenco tab (cifra) in the book, and is also recorded on the companion CD. The DVD contains over 57 minutes of solo music, and also includes introduction by Juan Martin and brief scenes of Andalucia...

In this video, Merengue de Cordoba, one of the most experienced teachers of the flamenco guitar, who has brought forth young talents such as Vicente Amigo, Paco Serrano and Jose Antonio Rodriguez, addresses himself in particular to beginners. Alegrias, Bulerias, Colombiana, Rumba, Sevillanas, Solea, Tientos, Verdiales… Merengue imparts the basics of the flamenco guitar in a pleasant and comprehensible way. He plays and explains all palos flamencos, shows essential techniques and easy falsetas as well as slightly more difficult ones. This method might be the introduction for all guitarists who have been toying for a long time with the...

This second volume, of a two-part series, contains DVD by internationally recognized flamenco guitarist, Juan Martin. Provided are more than 21 solos, progressively graded in the three higher grades, 6 to 8, to suit players at intermediate and more advanced stages, who already have some experience of the instrument and techniques of flamenco. The DVD contains over 60 minutes of music. All text is provided in both English and Spanish. Juan Martin is an outstanding player and composer. He is among the very small number of flamenco guitarists to achieve international recognition as a solo concert and recording artist....