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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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    playCoquinas (Alegrías)Estrella Morente3m 27s
    playEn lo alto del cerro (tangos)Estrella Morente3m 24s
    playMoguer (Bulerías)Estrella Morente3m 44s
    playLa Noche (Soleá)Estrella Morente3m 25s
    playBulerías de la BolaEstrella Morente6m 5s
    playAlcazaba (Media Granaína)Estrella Morente3m 47s
    playA Pastora (Sevillanas)Estrella Morente4m 5s
    playPeregrinitos (Bulería)Estrella Morente3m 24s
    playA qué niegas el delirio (Malagueñas)Estrella Morente2m 17s
    playTangos de PepicoEstrella Morente3m 28s
    playSoleá GranaEstrella Morente3m 45s
    playGalería (Taranta)Estrella Morente2m 59s
    playQue llegue el domingo (Bulería)Estrella Morente6m 34s
    playLas llamas llegan al cielo (Taranta)Estrella Morente1m 58s