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A Thousand and One Stories of Pericón de Cádiz by José Luis Ortiz Nuevo, translated and annotated by John Moore, is about to come out with Inverted-A Press.
"Originally published in 1975, this was a ground-breaking work: one of the first examples of oral histories collected from flamenco artists. Several similar books followed, but this is the one that is best known and loved. In the flamenco world of the early 1970s, Juan Martínez Vílchez, (1901-1980) or 'Pericón de Cádiz,' was known as one of the leading exponents of cante in the style of Cádiz," (From the Translator's Forward.)
In this trailer, one of the thousand and one stories is excerpted: the one entitled "Pericon Ratero!" or "Pericon, Thief!". The recording was made by José Luis Ortiz Nuevo and is used here with permission. It is a rare glimpse into oral history in the making.
The musical accompaniment is played by John Moore. It is a Bulerías de Cádiz called 'Y encima María Bastón' (Juan Moro, Cinfución, Mata L'Araña Records 2008).
The image of Puerta Tierra, of the Plaza San Antonio, the perra gorda, and the aerial shot of Cadiz are from the Wikimedia Commons. Images of the stray dogs come from this hub:
aya-katz.hubpages.com/hub/The-Strays-of-Tamsui.
A Thousand and One Stories of Pericón de Cádiz by José Luis Ortiz Nuevo, translated and annotated by John Moore, is about to come out with Inverted-A Press.
"Originally published in 1975, this was a ground-breaking work: one of the first examples of oral histories collected from flamenco artists. Several similar books followed, but this is the one that is best known and loved. In the flamenco world of the early 1970s, Juan Martínez Vílchez, (1901-1980) or 'Pericón de Cádiz,' was known as one of the leading exponents of cante in the style of Cádiz," (From the Translator's Forward.)
In this trailer, one of the thousand and one stories is excerpted: the one entitled "Pericon Ratero!" or "Pericon, Thief!". The recording was made by José Luis Ortiz Nuevo and is used here with permission. It is a rare glimpse into oral history in the making.
The musical accompaniment is played by John Moore. It is a Bulerías de Cádiz called 'Y encima María Bastón' (Juan Moro, Cinfución, Mata L'Araña Records 2008).
The image of Puerta Tierra, of the Plaza San Antonio, the perra gorda, and the aerial shot of Cadiz are from the Wikimedia Commons. Images of the stray dogs come from this hub:
aya-katz.hubpages.com/hub/The-Strays-of-Tamsui.
