La leyenda del tiempo is the tenth album by Spanish flamenco singer Camarón de la Isla, and the first one not to feature his long-time collaborator, guitarist Paco de Lucía. It is regarded as a turning point in the history of flamenco, contributing to the popularization of nuevo flamenco (new flamenco).[1] A commercial failure due to its departure from traditional flamenco, which "scandalised purists", the album has received widespread critical acclaim.[2]
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| Released | 1979 | |||
| Genre | New flamenco | |||
| Label | PolyGram | |||
| Producer | Ricardo Pachón | |||
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Reception
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| Allmusic |   [3] |
Upon release, the album divided the public "between partisans and critics of Camarón's new flamenco schemes".[4] By the time of Camarón's death, the album began to garner universal critical acclaim. In his review for AllMusic, Don Snowden praised the album describing it as "a bona fide before/after landmark in the flamenco world".[3] Both the title track and especially "Volando voy", a rumba composed by Kiko Veneno, are among Camarón's most popular songs.[4]
The album was included in Tom Moon's 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die.[5]
Track listing
edit- "La Leyenda del Tiempo" (Federico García Lorca/Ricardo Pachón) – (Jaleos) 3:41
- "Romance del Amargo" (García Lorca/Pachón) – (Bulerías por soleá) 3:47
- "Homenaje a Federico" (García Lorca/Pachón/Kiko Veneno) – (Bulerías) 4:10
- "Mi Niña se Fue a la Mar" (García Lorca/Pachón/Veneno) – (Cantiñas de Pinini) 3:05
- "La Tarara" (Trad. Arr. Ricardo Pachón) – (Canción) 3:46
- "Volando Voy" (Veneno) – (Rumba) 3:25
- "Bahía de Cádiz" (Pachón/Fernando Villalón) – (Alegrías de baile) 2:56
- "Viejo Mundo" (Omar Khayyám/Veneno) – (Bulerías) 2:45
- "Tangos de la Sultana" (Antonio Casas/Pachón/Francisco Velázquez) – (Tangos) 4:29
- "Nana del Caballo Grande" (García Lorca/Pachón) – (Nana) 4:58
Personnel
edit- Camarón - vocals
- Tomatito - flamenco guitar
- Raimundo Amador - flamenco guitar
- Jorge Pardo - flute
- Manolo Marinelli - keyboards
- Rafael Marinelli - piano
- Pepe Roca - electric guitar
- Gualberto García - sitar
- Rubem Dantas - percussion
- Tito Duarte - percussion
- José Antonio Galicia - drums
- Antonio Moreno "Tacita" - drums
- Pepe Ébano - bongo
- Manolo Rosa: bass guitar
References
edit- ^ Steingress, Gerhard (2002). Songs of the Minotaur: Hybridity and Popular Music in the Era of Globalization. Münster, Germany: LIT Verlag. p. 204.
- ^ Tremlett, Gilles (2008). Ghosts of Spain: Travels Through a Country's Hidden Past. London, UK: Faber and Faber. p. 179. ISBN 9780571247905.
- ^ a b Snowden, Don. "La Leyenda del Tiempo - Review". AllMusic. Rovi. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ a b Martínez, Silvia; Fouce, Héctor (2013). Made in Spain: Studies in Popular Music. New York, NY: Routledge. pp. 22–23. ISBN 9781136460067.
- ^ Moon, Tom (2008). 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die. New York, NY: Workman Publishing. pp. 139-140.