Some (very) old Famous Latin Music: This is the way the initial Malaguena was played: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6SX-GBHhhg&list=RDiQXfUSX0yOM&index=5 Even one of my previous...

rfmaude41 Loc: Lancaster, Texas (DFW area)

This is the way the initial Malaguena was played:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6SX-GBHhhg&list=RDiQXfUSX0yOM&index=5

Even one of my previous teachers (Andre Segovia) could not do this justice (as it was not specifically written for him). By Luis Carlos Valencia Quijano, another of the great Flamenco guitarists.

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Malaguena was written by Ernesto Lecuona.

Blaster34 Loc: Florida Treasure Coast

rfmaude41 wrote:

This is the way the initial Malaguena was played:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6SX-GBHhhg&list=RDiQXfUSX0yOM&index=5

Even one of my previous teachers (Andre Segovia) could not do this justice (as it was not specifically written for him). By Luis Carlos Valencia Quijano, another of the great Flamenco guitarists.

dancers Loc: melbourne.victoria, australia

SteveR wrote:

Malaguena was written by Ernesto Lecuona.

that is what the post said!

dancers Loc: melbourne.victoria, australia

that is pure magic! thanks for sharing.

SteveR Loc: Michigan

dancers wrote:

that is what the post said!

I saw it in the link but not in the post.

dancers Loc: melbourne.victoria, australia

SteveR wrote:

I saw it in the link but not in the post.

exactly! (included in the OP)

Jazztrader

rfmaude41 wrote:

This is the way the initial Malaguena was played:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6SX-GBHhhg&list=RDiQXfUSX0yOM&index=5

Even one of my previous teachers (Andre Segovia) could not do this justice (as it was not specifically written for him). By Luis Carlos Valencia Quijano, another of the great Flamenco guitarists.

Very nicely done! We are witnessing some of the differences between the classical guitarist and the flamenco guitarist. Flamenco players are more likely to use the capo, classical players almost never. How very cool you studied with Segovia! Would he have done this in the key of E?

St.Mary's

Oh, I thought I was going to hear some Gregorian chant. You know, Latin music.

badapple Loc: Twin Lake, Michigan

Amazing!

lindmike

Mysterious

Blair Shaw Jr Loc: Dunnellon,Florida

rfmaude41 wrote:

This is the way the initial Malaguena was played:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6SX-GBHhhg&list=RDiQXfUSX0yOM&index=5

Even one of my previous teachers (Andre Segovia) could not do this justice (as it was not specifically written for him). By Luis Carlos Valencia Quijano, another of the great Flamenco guitarists.

Loved it...thank you for sharing it with me. It was worth every minute of it.

Blaster34 Loc: Florida Treasure Coast

Absolute perfection....As a side note, Roy Clark does one hell of a rendition of Malaguena on the 12-string guitar....Youtube video.

SweetPea

That was nice! But listen to Montoya’s version, stupendous!
https://youtu.be/b1gVZsbt6I4

Btw, I attended Segovia’s show in Worcester Ma somewhere around the late 70’s, early 80’s... an event I’ll never forget.

erickter Loc: Dallas,TX

rfmaude41 wrote:

This is the way the initial Malaguena was played:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6SX-GBHhhg&list=RDiQXfUSX0yOM&index=5

Even one of my previous teachers (Andre Segovia) could not do this justice (as it was not specifically written for him). By Luis Carlos Valencia Quijano, another of the great Flamenco guitarists.

That was a very good rendition. I noticed he had a capo on the 2nd fret to pump up the highs. I play Malaguena every week and began over 50 years ago. My version has similarities but differes from his in other ways. My flamenco teachers trained under Sabicus and Paco de Lucia , and they all had a similar but different twist on every flamenco song I learned from them. I've found a good artist makes the song. I've been to Spain twice and around the world and never heard the exact rendition of a flamenco classic by any flamenco player. Just similarities with lots of variations.
In the end, they still sound great if done well.