rojaros
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Paco de Lucia and Oud
Hello,
I'm just reading a biography of Paco de Lucia http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00JMVF6WA/ref=oh_d__o09_details_o0... and the author mentions Pacos attempts to play flamenco on oud.
Are there any videos or records where he's playing the oud?
An interesting book BTW, you get the flavor of the seventies ...
best wishes
Robert
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conroystoptime
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Almoraima and Luiza are two beloved Paco albums that feature the oud on a few tracks. Others might be able to better share details on Paco's oud
playing, or the type of oud he played, but the first time I heard these tracks, I thought I might be hearing a bajo sexto, because the sound he gets
from the instrument is very different from Turkish or Arabic oud playing. Paco seemed to favor a deliberately "chorus-y" or slightly out of tune sound
from the unison strings within each course.
I think it adds a nice flavor to the recordings, but he certainly didn't approach oud with the seriousness that he treated the guitar. He seemed more
interested in using it as a little bit of spice within flamenco, and perhaps a tribute to the music's North African roots.
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rojaros
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Thanks for the reference!
best wishes
Robert
Quote: Originally posted by conroystoptime  | Almoraima and Luiza are two beloved Paco albums that feature the oud on a few tracks. Others might be able to better share details on Paco's oud
playing, or the type of oud he played, but the first time I heard these tracks, I thought I might be hearing a bajo sexto, because the sound he gets
from the instrument is very different from Turkish or Arabic oud playing. Paco seemed to favor a deliberately "chorus-y" or slightly out of tune sound
from the unison strings within each course.
I think it adds a nice flavor to the recordings, but he certainly didn't approach oud with the seriousness that he treated the guitar. He seemed more
interested in using it as a little bit of spice within flamenco, and perhaps a tribute to the music's North African roots. |
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Microber
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A little correction for those who are searching for the albums.
The title of the second one is LUZIA and not LUIZA.
Another Robert
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bulerias1981
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Here is the famous bulerias known as "Almoraima" The oud part comes in at 1:20.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fccZqn5XToE
Paco was a beast, a real virtuoso and giant of the flamenco guitar.. and it maybe 100 years for someone to replace him.
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