Today we bring in the channel a video tutorial of accompaniment to the singing by tangos. It is a very popular theme within flamenco; it is known colloquially as “los tangos del pepico”. It is a tutorial-demonstration which serves as a guide for the complete accompaniment of the song. The […]

Tangos del Pepico Accompaniment – Class Nº 17

Today we bring in the channel a video tutorial of accompaniment to the singing by tangos. I will play and explain 3 lyrics for classic or popular tangos. I will also explain the basic formulas of tango accompaniment and how they are applied.    

Accompaniment to the Singing of Tangos – Class Nº 16

Today we bring to the channel a video tutorial of alzapua by tangos. It is an alzapua that is used a lot in tangos, as a falseta and as a cierre de compás after a cut. I will play it with a visual clapping rhythm and I will also explain […]

Alzapua for tangos – Class Nº 15

Today I bring you a nice and flamenco introduction for any palo jondo we play, no matter what tangos, solea, bulerias, solea por bulerias. It’s a free intro with a very flamenco touch, that sounds flamenco jondo and modern at the same time. I will play it and explain it […]

Free flamenco introduction (for any palo) – It’s very flamenco!

Today in “talking about flamenco” I will talk about the main tonalities with which flamenco is played. I will also talk about the different types of rhythms (soniquetes) that flamenco has, highlighting the main ones, such as tangos, bulerias, solea, seguirilla, alegrias…    

Tonalidades y soniquete – Talking about Flamenco Nº 5

Today we’re going to play and explain a falseta on top of the tientos stick, which is inspired by the playing of Gran Sabicas. It’s a falseta composed by some friends and myself. The “toque por tientos por arriba” is not used very often but there are always exceptions and […]

Falseta by tientos inspired by Sabicas

Today we are going to explain the importance of time number four in flamenco tangos. In the soniquete flamenco por tangos, we must bear in mind that beat number four has more weight than the other three, and that is why it must be given more importance. So in this […]

The 4 in the flamenco tangos

Today we are going to continue talking about flamenco and more specifically about what is a call, a brush and a silence. I will explain how I understand it and give an example of each. I will regularly make a video about the flamenco dictionary as it is one of […]

Flamenco Dictionary – Talking about Flamenco

Today we are going to try to answer the questions of the community about the bulerias rhythm. What are the differences between the 6 and the 12? Why do you play 12 or 6? Why does it close on the beat 6, 10 or 12?      

Final explanation from 6 to 12 – Bulerias

Today we will play an introduction by tangos. It is an introduction using the arpeggio technique, which is widely used in modern flamenco. We will play it in slow, with detailed explanation and we will also play it with flamenco metronome by tangos. ============================== JOIN THE CHANNEL ➥ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1_wjOmvm5UX-oUEI1u9oPA/join ============================== […]

Introduction for Tangos – Class Nº 14

Today we will play an introduction by tangos. It is an introduction that mixes several flamenco techniques and can be used as a falseta as well. I will explain in detail the whole introduction and we will also play it with metronome in slow.      

Falseta or Introduction for Tangos – Class Nº 13

Today we will learn to play a very traditional falseta for tangos. It’s a falseta that uses thumb and arpeggio techniques. We will play it in normal time and also in slow time, and I will explain it in detail.      

Traditional Falseta for Tangos – Class Nº 12

Today I will explain the third part of the song “tangos de triana” by the great Moraito Chico. This is a very nice theme by the master Morao that is recorded in Youtube. It is a theme that is played in Drop-D tuning (drone in D). This is part three […]

Moraito Chico – Tangos de triana – Explanation – Part ...