Flamenco, As Digested by a Classical Musician

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Elements of flamenco observed, analyzed, studied, and practiced from the perspective of a classically trained pianist/composer.
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As always, thank you so much for watching, and thank you to all of you that leave comments.

[@b_tang]

I like the style of this video. Instead of teaching us, it's like you shared your process of learning it and we learned along, too.

[@aquire9663]

400th like

[@alexandrapdlh9559]

Yes, I loved this

[@Ernthir]

Exactly your comment.

[@mejsjalv]

Or both. Cool that she ended up sounding quite a lot like Chick Corea at times. Especially when doing her thing at the Rhodes.

[@PandiiMan]

YES. THIS.

[@wagnermenzori3477]

"Flamenco is easy, as long as you're born inside it" Paco de Lucia

[@onu5139]

Si

[@mrvipul15]

Let me say in other words - "flamenco is easy as long as you live it ". Big fan of Paco de Lucia ♥️ from India.

[@toribiogubert7729]

Guess it is that way with most of folk music around the world, cause while Nahre need to learn how to count, a lot of this musicians where clapping their hands in some guittar circle when they were kids.

[@xiaobohalen1347]

And you did it from early age

[@commentfreely5443]

Phrygian is Ionian scale backwards.

[@hungryvegan5460]

If this was eye-opening to you, imagine how eye-opening it was to me as a Spanish person who did not know how much complexity and rhythmic depth there is to this genre. I'm young and have always seen flamenco as some 'boring, outdated tradition that a diminishing number of old people in my country still like'. After this, though, I have to say I have gained a much higher level of respect towards it and I feel ashamed of my ignorance. Even though I still don't like flamenco, I see it differently now. Thanks for your video and for that insane performance at the library, that was incredible.

[@NahreSol]

Thank you!! :) 🙏🙏🙏

[@phillipisayev1273]

No way man, every country usually has their own musical style that gets annoying to their own people, but to foreigners it can sound fresh and beautiful! Flamenco is so beautiful! But being Russian I get very annoyed of my cultures music.

[@zoranhacker]

@@juschop7724 some videos she showed really did sound a lot like gypsy music

[@somerandomdude6604]

@@juschop7724 Mmmm, that's not true at all. Spain does have a unified culture, and flamenco is part of it. There're different flamenco palos (styles) depending on the regional zone, and there're local palos in all regions of all mainland Spain. If not flamenco, then Spain is also unified by Jota, which has different variations in all regions, even Andalucía. Don't know where you get the "people form the north hardly feel related to those of the south" but being from the south I've known people from all over Spain that can relate to me, and I can relate to them, we have a vast culture in common, food, music, painting, language, among many other things. If you're from outside Spain, I see the independentist propaganda has gotten pretty far; if you're from Spain, you clearly have a problem, since you can't relate to people just because of they were born in a different location than you were. Which OTOH, is not uncommon at all, that is, for andalusians to get laughed at for our accent, customs, by people in some determined areas.

[@GreyOne]

@@somerandomdude6604 I was born in Asturias but i've grown up in Tarragona, and eventhough I have friends from all over Spain, I also have friends from all over Europe, I've had to teach myself as an adult to appreciate flamenco as a musical genre, because, to be honest, I've never heard any of it while growing up, and I've i ever listened to it was from gypsies or canis (spanish chavs), so I didn't even have a good image about it. And... it's not about independentist propaganda, it's just about what we've seen as children and young adults, not relating culturally with my friends from the south doesn't make us any less friends, and that I can say about other nationatities aswell, friends that i have from Portugal, France, Italy, UK, etc.In northen Spain we just can't relate as much to andalusian culture (which is really rich and interesting), but that doesn't mean that we can't appreciate it, and even feel proud of it, and most of your accents are lovely, people that laught at it are just ignorants that can't see diferences as a good thing.

[@JackieTheCatfox]

5:12 Funny thing: "Do", "tre", "sei" and "die" are not abbreviations of "dos", "tres", "seis" and "diez", but rather a phonetic characteristic of the Andalusian dialects of Spanish. Andalusia is a region in the southern part of Spain, and the entire south has very distinct dialects. Not a correction, but a curious tidbit of information for those who like languages :)

[@musamor75]

Thank you. A very interesting pointer. Quite pertinent.

[@nunca_te_acostaras]

Hahahahahahaha I am from Andalucía and there are few things like this in the video, just funny to see how every culture has its little own things. Belive it or not, Spanish is an evolution of Latin and Andalussian is the evolution of the Spanish. this evolution is faster in the south of Spain because... well, we speak a lot! and that is because the weather. warmer weather make us be outdoor the most of the time and because of that interact with people. the consecuence is trying to say more with less effort. anyway, about "un" or "uno", in spanish "Uno" is the name of the number one, but we use "un" or "una" to count (male or female things). complex, rich and funny!

[@jokepp]

Came here looking for a comment like this one. 👍

[@Whyskyts]

​@@nunca_te_acostaras Andalussian is not "the evolution of Spanish", its a dialect with accent variations lmao te has rayado colega

[@nunca_te_acostaras]

@@Whyskyts mira el significado de dialecto en la RAE, bro... Es precisamente la evolución de una lengua troncal. El español es un dialecto del latín (que se convirtió en lengua tras una larga evolución) y el andaluz es un dialecto del español (que no ha evolucionado lo suficiente como para convertirse en lengua). No me rayo, leo. Saludos!

[@tungbuu]

Just imagine how the world’s music scene would be like if Flamenco had the same kind of influence as the Blues and classical music have.

[@swato547]

Tung Nguyen can’t even imagine such a crazy thought

[@Brandanus]

it would appear "outdated" or "retro" to the elderly, since it was *the* thing in the 60s and 70s :) "Sketches of Spain", "Return to Forever". Maybe not Flamenco specifically, but "Latin" in general, each genre picked its style.

[@johnbeal7846]

@ No you are thinking of Hungarian music.

[@trada101]

Check out Rosalia :)

[@defectivetoaster7713]

I think Latin music is quite similar to flamenco and in terms of popular music Santana made a few similarly styled songs

[@DBruce]

Oh my goodness this was so enjoyable, educational and uplifting. And I think that's my favourite mini-piece of yours so far!

[@MikeG44]

Awesome video. Thanks for sharing

[@javier_mondaza]

Watching a great musician amazed by my motherland's music really makes my day. Greetings from Andalusia.

[@el2746]

Si tío, es raro ver alguien así

[@el2746]

@@TROGULAR10000 Illo no he entendio na xD parece que has usao el traductor de google

[@el2746]

@@TROGULAR10000 No se, alomejor estabas halando de forma sarcástica porque lo que dije no tiene nada de raro, la verdad. El flamenco es muy poco conocido fuera de españa y más difícil es encontrar a alguien que le interese y que sea extrangero :P

[@TROGULAR10000]

@@el2746 hay escuelas de flamenco en todo el mundo incluso en Japón, desde el tiempo de las adaptaciones de Segovia y más atras el mundo fuera de españa conoce y admira el flamenco. Poveda, Camarón, Paco de Lucía, El Cigala, ahora Rosalía y muchos otros son artistas conocidos mundialmente. En Estados Unidos, Francia, Inglaterra suena en la radio... Es *muy* conocido fuera de España

[@el2746]

@@TROGULAR10000 Hombre es obvio que habrán escuelas pero me refería a que el flamenco no es como si fuese rock o pop (o reggaeton), es más como si fuese tango(aunque este sea un baile pero tu me entiendes). Pocas veces he visto por internet a extranjeros que estén interesados, simplemente se me hace raro. En serio suena en las radios de EEUU? De Francia me lo espero pero de Estados Unidos no tenía ni idea :P

[@RickBeato]

This is great Nahre! I love your composition.

[@adrianopimenta5523]

Hi Rick! Great to see you around. I've been learning a lot from your videos!

[@juliettedemaso7588]

Oh, hi Rick! 😀

[@TungstenCarlbide]

Rick is active in his community! Thats why i follow!!

[@pdxmonkee]

Panting* i literally got here because i was binge watching Rick Beato. So tracing back my last two days... Couperin’s Kyrie of mass of the convents to Wanamaker organ to modal chord to rick beato to Plini to blues chord progression to Mellotron keyboard and now to Nahre. You can just imagine how overwhelming it feels...

[@estictantcontent]

I'm a pianist with some classical background and live in spain, and I think this is the best intro to flamenco I have ever watched.

[@deamontro]

As a Spaniard, who has been lucky enough to see Paco de Lucía live, twice, I must say. Kudos for you girl, you totally got the flamenco "duende" as we called it. Duende which literally translated to english means elf/leprechaun is the soul of flamenco music. It's really cool to see foreign people learning this really difficult style of music.

[@kudosstyle24]

Es en serio? un músico clásico con duende... (el duende es algo con lo que naces y se refuerza con tu gente no se adquiere ni se aprende en solitario y mucho menos es técnica más bien picardia) Quitale una partitura a un clásico y dejara de tocar. Dale una partitura a un flamenco y dejara de tocar.

[@stevecarter8810]

@@kudosstyle24 this is a really tired cliche and it doesn't help to say things that keep people in boxes.

[@kudosstyle24]

@@stevecarter8810 It is not the same at all to copy music than to make music. That's why I say this, the study of music is carried inside you need to have a good ear that is clear but the most important thing is to have many feelings inside and these are not acquired by locking you in a room with your instrument. Copying what a paper marks you. It is not the same to tear a string with rage than to play it with tenderness or keep the fret strong and concise or let it fail to convey weakness. Is it something cultural or are you going to tell me that the same feelings are transmitted to you by a gypsy Spanish guitarist than an Asian? It is something cultural. For us the body is the mirror of the soul.

[@Anewevisual]

@@kudosstyle24 chill nobody cares

[@TimVolkovPhD]

Olé

[@Quazi-Moto]

Never had a clue Flamenco was so complex with its timing. Neat. Thanks for the share.

[@xDMrGarrison]

Yeah me too lol even though I often listen to it

[@rafaelmontero6722]

Well it’s all about that , compás = timing, you can have a great voice or virtuosity but if you are out of time....

[@rafaelmontero6722]

Soniquete

[@alexeonbel4304]

Chick Corea literally builds all his rhythmic playing on samba and flamenco. And he does incredibly complex stuff so it makes sense .

[@poodle3507]

Yeah I think the main problem is people are unaware of the huge variety of genres of flamenco, a lot of people hear the word flamenco and think of rumbas

[@thoyo]

Thank you for showing respect for the compás! It is overlooked by outsiders yet it's arguably the most important aspect of the music.

[@jasc931]

what do you mean by outsiders?

[@richwedge4377]

Jonathan Ascencio probably people who aren't well-versed in flamenco? it seems like a very complex and detailed field of music

[@thoyo]

@@richwedge4377 Exactly. People who imitate the style or do "Flamenco fusion". No hate to those who do that, but I appreciate her respect for the art.

[@CarlitosMayo]

As a jazz musician, thinking knowing it all in my early years, Flamenco put me back into reality. It was deeply depressing not even to find the one in those rhythms. The basics of Flamenco should be thought in every jazz school nowadays. Also the technical level of the guitar players is heavily underestimated and checking that out, is a must for every serious guitar player. Very nice documentary of a musicians discovery of an almost unknown high level art form.

[@vrkonstrukt]

You were very methodical in breaking Flamenco down while your approach in interpreting what you learned from your research was very creative. I heard some jazz/flamenco fusion when you were improvising in the library. Your understanding of music is very deep.

[@shadchu3o4]

playign while puppy in lap: a complete mood and very underrated

[@MrDanixii]

As a spaniard whose parents and family are from Andalusia. Thank you very much for this. And congratulations on your work. Sounds beautifull.

[@lonovvevega5198]

I actually kinda cried a little, your passion for music really comes through the understanding you have for this beautiful genre that is Flamenco!

[@mymatemartin]

This isn't just teaching. It's distillation of a mind. It's fantastic to be on the receiving end of such an inspirational exploration of form and process. Thank you.

[@creightonfreeman8059]

I wish more classical musicians had your open mindedness and curiosity. This video made me realize how much work I need to do on rhythm. Fortunately I have played mostly popular music styles which often have simpler rhythmic patterns than Flamenco. Even so, if forced to arrange the rhythm tracks myself I find it the most challenging and time consuming part of the recording project. I would like to see you do a similar investigation of Tango (I don't think you have done that yet.) I dance Argentine Tango and find the music very interesting, and have considered doing a similar project myself. Astor Piazzolla's compositions are especially interesting. I need to spend some time improving my classical guitar technique in order to do such a project justice though. Keep up the good work!

[@simaoandrade1121]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the quality of Nahre’s videos? I learned more with this video than I did with hours and hours of musical classes. Seriously great content for musicians and everyone in general

[@Ryalu]

You don't understand how happy I was when you posted another "digest" video , yet alone Flamenco of all which I really love. This gave me a broader perspective and bigger appreciation for this genre and I'm very glad you published this video.

[@EnversPianoCollections]

As flamenco guitar player I can say that flamenco is a music style extremely rich. You need to watch a lot of flamenco to be able to understand how it works. usually gipsy people live the flamenco since they are born, not only gipsy, anyone who plays flamenco on guitar on another instrument has been listening to it for his whole life. One scale I think you didnt mention is a variation of the phrygian, we may call it "majorized phrygian", because it has a majr third, so its 1-b2-3-4-5-b6-b7, or also with 7 instead of b7. Its very usual to mix that one with normal phrygian when playing Soleá or Bulerias. I would like to recommend and AMAZING guitarist, el Niño Miguel. For me he was the very best one (forgive me Paco, but I love Miguel's music).

[@thoyo]

El Niño Miguel. What a genius he was.

[@chromaticswing9199]

That majorized phrygian scale is often called phrygian dominant.

[@akshay4431]

@@chromaticswing9199 and i guess the one with a major 7 would be a double harmonic major.

[@andreyaek2266]

Yup, and in Arabic and Turkish Maqam music it's known as Hijaz. Although in those traditions whole concept of a scale is different, so it's not exactly the same thing.

[@numanuma20]

Wow! A flamenco guitar player, so cool.

[@diegohcsantos]

"Eyes opening experience as a musician..." I've been with flamenco music more than 10yrs now. And now you give me the right words to describe how i feel! May be time for indian music now...

[@jcb3883]

When Nahre digests, my Sol gets full.

[@palurdo1000]

Thank you very much. As an andalusian, I feel your respect, love and effort on your journey to flamenco.

[@spicy.d]

I just wanted to say that I love your curiosity. The world is better for it. Looking forward to the next one!

[@TLMuse]

I feel like I was just given insight into how Chic Corea composed and improvised through "Spain." Fantastic! Also, I loved those few-second clips of you Flamenco-izing Chopin and Bach; show us more of that! -Tom

[@mykeadelic]

Great track

[@andresagudelo94]

Very true! But Spain is actually an arrangement of Joaquin Rodrigo's Concierto d'Aranjuez - Second Movement.

[@TLMuse]

Only the intro to "Spain" is based on Aranjuez; the main part of the tune is Corea's original composition, though certainly inspired by Rodrigo.

[@srirangdhawale5242]

Your riffs are always so inspiring.. Also, I implore you to come to India. The rhythmic and melodic stuff in Indian Classical music is something you will REALLY enjoy. Thank you for the inspiration Nahre!

[@TheBassHeavy]

I'd love to hear some Indian stuff from her.

[@AndrewSowerby]

It would be amazing to see a video of Nahre exploring Indian music, definitely. Despite the geographical distance, aren't there said to be shared origins between Flamenco and Rajasthani and Punjabi music? The theory is that it was brought all the way to Spain by gypsies from those regions. If that's true, of course the musical styles would have diverged and evolved completely separately into the styles we know today, and maybe some of the similarities we still hear now are coincidental, but I've always felt like I could hear the connection somehow. There's no doubt in my mind that Flamenco and Indian taals are comparable in terms of complexity, even if they are very different (Flamenco in 12 beats and, say, Punjabi theka in 16 beats, but both sometimes polyrhythmic). Also, the microtonality is not found to this extent in any other contemporary music of Western Europe that I can think of (although it is in the Caucasus, Balkans and of course throughout Turkey and the Middle East, so perhaps the rest of Western Europe is the odd one out, having dropped microtones ;). Check out "Pepe Habichuela & The Bollywood Strings [con Josemi Carmona] - Yerbagüena (Oriente)" here on YT. It's a treat. The flamenco guitar, table and sitar were clearly meant to be played together :D

[@peterstonier967]

Been studying flamenco dance for over ten years and been learning to sight read paino music to play classical for three. So great to get a sense of how these two worlds fit together. Learning time signatures having first learned the flamenco clock was at first confusing. Love also Jeremy's explanation of various things compas. He could help out a lot of non native flamenco dancers climb learning curves faster if he did a compas guide in the same depth as he talks about solea por bulerias in this piece.

[@japphan]

Absolutely lovely. This avalanche of information was made comprehensible by visuals and examples in music. Editing is pristine. I'll probably watch this every day for a week or two, since I have been jamming with a flamenco guitarist lately. This will really help me keep up with the accentuation. Cheers!

[@joshchavez6324]

This story leading up to the big moment where you make the music is a format that I absolutely love. Please make more

[@teach-learn4078]

Breaking bounds, virtuoso, charm and passion not only as a musician but as a composer and also as an educator, wow. Keep doing your thing Nahre, thanks a lot!

[@adrianodesousa561]

Your channel in KZbin is certainly one of most musical, creative and instructive channels. It's so nice to see and learn about music in multiples forms and flavors. great job. go ahead!

[@3210vca]

Her voice and manner of speaking is very comforting. Even though it is complex and beyond total comprehension to the uninitiated, there is no "talking down at you" in her presentation. Her genius and generous desire for sharing shines through!!!

[@jetsetuk]

What fascinated me most about this video was the communication between masters of their art, the back and forth that only one musician can have with another. I am in no way skilled enough to be able to see this as a peer, but I can understand the dialogue and I am still astonished by what you then took away from the time with Jeremy and turned into the piece you played. The process you went through in developing it was amazing to see, to be let in to the inner workings of your composition was eye opening and made the listening to the final piece of music even more intimate. Thank you! :o)

[@mingxuan9521]

Okay, usually I somehow manage to follow along the theretical aspects of your videos but this time the rhythmic lecture quite litterally blew my mind away. And it doesn't bother me one bit, either. What an awesome glimpse into something so utterly different from anything else I've ever been exposed to musically. Special mention for La Campanella flamenco treatment. Thank you :)

[@ilokikoval]

Same! Flamenco rhytmic concepts inspire me.

[@chancephillips7975]

Amazing work. Even as an amateur flamenco guitarist / enthusiast, I learned so much in this video I'd never even heard of before. Love your stuff!

[@yanhasmut4005]

Early on when learning to play the guitar I learned that there are guitarists and flamenco guitarist.

[@robert111k]

Wich is the next level :P

[@deldia]

If you can really entertain people with a guitar you are a good guitarist.

[@willcommm1000]

came to this party late, but I'm so glad I came. Your journey of discovery through comprehension and appreciation is as relevant today as it was 5 years ago; if not more so today. I greatly appreciated your composition. I am awed by the power of music to bring people together and bind them in a very deep and universal way that is beyond my understanding. "Power' is the not the right word; nor is "force ", though music is magnetic to any passing set of ears, these words are too masculine and lack the feminine . The best I can come up with at the moment is that music is a compelling entreatment to join and share. Thank you for your wonderful film.

[@KingKook]

Hello Nahre Sol, your video is so interesting. My mother was born in Jerez in Andalusia and was a Flamenco dancer, good enough to have toured Europe in her late teens with a prominent Flamenco dance company. My Grandmother was friends with Teremoto, the incredible Flamenco singer who is perhaps the most famous, at least in Andalusia. I grew up in the USA, not in Spain, but we listened to Flamenco all the time. I've played guitar for about 20 years and I can tell you that Flamenco is unquestionably the most challenging style to play, and few if any non Spaniards ever actually achieve a reasonable level of proficiency. Flamenco is an art form that simply must be lived with and practiced for many many many years. No shortcuts or cheats. Superficially, Flamenco can be emulated, or more accurately, caricatured, but the true essence, the heart and soul of Flamenco resides deep within the subtle nuanced improvisations upon the rhythm and beats. Those idiosyncratic syncopated expressions are what Flamenco lovers are most responding to, most moved by, and those dear personal variations are only arrived at after countless hours, months, decades of performing. Flamenco is comparable to any other high art which requires absolute mastery of technique and self awareness. And most of all, Flamenco is an un-premeditated, profoundly spontaneous, achingly emotional response to the inexpressibly and inhumanly painful experience of being alive. Until you grasp (grock!) this tragically poetic aspect you will not have the slightest clue what Flamenco truly is. It's almost impossible to describe to anyone not intimately familiar with the art form, but at least you're interested. In art there's a loose rule of thumb that says it takes about 2 years for an artist to integrate a new experience into their art in a meaningful way. You stated that at the time that you recorded this video that you had been aware of Flamenco for perhaps 6 months, which is clearly on the premature side of experience. I would hope that you continue to embrace and love the art form, and of course the best and probably only way to accomplish that is to go to Andalusia. Actually, to live in Andalusia, for maybe a year, or two, or more. The complex and rich history of that land is the source of Flamenco's rare and intense power, and you can only absorb that unique stimuli through prolonged exposure to and immersion in the culture. The food, the architecture, the climate, the language, the rhythms as well as the "vibe" must be appreciated daily for any worthwhile art to emerge. Andalusia and its people must be your mentors. Anyway, good luck with your musical experimentations.

[@gilregev4823]

thanks Nahre. may I suggest greek folk music. there are a lot of oriental based scales and modes in greek music

[@juanIagos]

Yes!! Nice suggestion.

[@mminlovewithflo]

omg I can't waiiitt !!

[@dennycrane2938]

I love how your other explorations in style have bled into your improvisation style. Brilliant. I was hearing Chick Corea

[@VasilBelezhkov]

Next challenge - try to make a similar video about Bulgarian music. As a Bulgarian myself the counting in it looks easier than the Flamenco but for a third-part person who is not Bulgarian (or anywhere from Balkans) and not Spanish (or anywhere from Latin America) it would be interesting which is harder to count.

[@Chris-cf2kp]

I've been watching your videos for the first time recently and I really love your attention to detail and openness to new information and the process of discovery. I'm really loving your videos and musicianship and have enjoyed learning a lot of insightful info with you and from you. There is an aspect of vulnerability which you present as you experience and learn things for the first time which I really admire. You're not presenting yourself as someone who knows everything about everything, you're human and DON'T know everything. I find that aspect of you being expressed very courageous and inspiring, and very real.

[@martycrow]

I don't play music but I love it - especially flamenco - and it was such a pleasure to come on this journey of discovery with you. You are very talented, have a curious mind and an open heart. I wish you the best and look forward to seeing you develop!

[@tomekkolanowski6643]

I really loved this glimpse of "flamencoed" Chopin around 10:00.

[@ZacChien1]

You should try bebop as another genre. Also really wonderful video! I definitely learned something!

[@r.e.beaulieu9501]

seconded. you could do amazing things with bebop.

[@zoozoozee]

first think I thought was Cowboy Bebop and I was like wtf for a second

[@JamesZ32100]

Nothing goes wrong in bebop, it sounds fantastic in anyway

[@4n6design]

10:00 she takes classical pieces and Flamencosizes them. Amazing!

[@NahreSol]

Thank you!!

[@gringoviejo1935]

attentive dog, too!

[@truecuckoo]

I love this! Thank you so much for being dedicated, and being a true nerd! It’s the best. Lovely playing in the end too. Can’t believe how much you own that little Yamaha keyboard! 🙏🏼

[@kaistinakemperdahl9667]

I love this so much. I used to dance flamenco (was never very good though) and love classical music. Now, I really want to hear these flamencoized classical pieces you played in full length, it sounded so good.

[@MacMic333]

I talked to an Indian Khatak dancer who was working with a Flamenco troupe on the Aryan roots of Flamenco, especially the striking of the feet and the narrative hand movements, it really opens it up as it bridges Indian Classical rhythms where I found great similarities.Probably Anoushka Shankar would be a good source if you contact her.

[@martinpaddle]

you should check David Bruce's video on the history of Flamenco and it's various influences. Part of it certainly can be traced back to India

[@juanmacuevas]

I highly recommend you to watch Latcho Drom ("safe journey") is a 1993 French documentary film directed and written by Tony Gatlif. The movie is about the Romani people's journey from north-west India to Spain, consisting primarily of music.

[@isaacc7]

Anoushka Shankar’s album Traveller is an amazing blend of Hindustani and Flamencom music.

[@Yue117]

This format of video is actually really enjoyable

[@matiasblacud]

I love your videos! It would be great if you explore Tango :)

[@luchadorito]

Hell yea

[@Dr.Anomaly]

I gotta say, I always learn more from your videos than I do traditional schooling. And as usual, thank you very much for the knowledge you give.

[@arj446_]

Nahre, I've been watching a few of your videos and not only are you a great musician, you're also a very talented educator ! Thanks for taking us on your musical journey.

[@suseJattackIsBack]

I know this is a bit old now but Nahre, check out this artist called Chico Pérez. He is a flamenco pianist, and his album "Gruserías" is an absolute masterpiece. I think it cannot fit any more perfectly with your theme in this context. Can be a good way to refresh all this knowledge. Your content is amazing and I love how respectful you are while working on something foreign for you. Lots of love from Andalucía, Spain!

[@bianca_bonami]

A very interesting and inforrmative video! But there're somethings in Flamenco that really don't make sense unless you take the whole picture, and I'm saying that as a bailaora. But the most important things is: every element has their moment, and that's reflected in all those shifts in music notes. You could almost say there's a protocol of how it works. For example, when the singer is on a roll, the bailaora will not use the feet, only accentuates the rythim. But when it's only the guitar and percussion, then we can tap our feet to our hearts content, but even then there's a code to follow with the guitar, claps and carrón. That's why there're so many shifts: because one time is for the singer, then bailaora, then guitar and so on and so forth. I hope that helped a bit :D

[@jimmydiaz1502]

So its like a jazz jam too? Amazing! Im Mexican and grew up listening to flamenco and zarzuelas with my grandpa, its not my kind of music but I love the culture behind it

[@cagea0120]

It's so an amazing phenomenon happened. After learning, analyzing Flamenco, your beautiful piece coincidently has gotten the similar taste of Spanish being played in duo by Chick Korea and Gary Barton.

[@llorones]

Being a spanish blues, jazz, soul and pop musician, I had never come to fully understand flamenco. The view of an american classic trained musician of this really complex music blowed my mind and helped me to grasp some of its magic. Thank you very much, Nahre. My admiration forever.

[@ThePlaguedRaven]

I love the technical runs you did in the piece that you wrote, shred girllllll!

[@paliotomaro]

Chick Corea should be proud of you!

[@hagakure6410]

I heard Chick Corea in this as well, especially during the improv section.

[@paliotomaro]

@@hagakure6410 it has definitely some inspiration. But to perform like him so well is truly something commendable...

[@ivyssauro123]

Al di Meola sends his regards as well

yes, sounds very close to spain from Chick Corea... wonderful!

[@BasedRoots]

I LOVE CHICK

[@WangleLine]

Once again, Nahre takes us on a journey into a foreign, exotic world of music - And it's absolutely beautiful.

[@gabehessenthaler6820]

You should do Klezmer Music if you haven't done this already. It's very complimentary to classical music.

[@svendbosanvovski4241]

Thank you, Nahre. I have always been spellbound by Flamenco, never fully appreciating why it is one of the great traditions in music and dance. You have helped me along the way.

[@learn_with_dina]

You are amazing, and helping to make the counting more clear. As a beginning (often very confused) Flamenco dance student, I appreciate your video very much!

[@Bati_]

There are so many marvelously crafted signature series you've created on this magnificent platform that I can't decide which one of them is my favorite anymore Nahre!! This is enchantingly beautiful!! I've been waiting for listening to this take for days and finally I have this privilege to experience it! Thank you so much for providing it, as always, kudos to your influential artistry, dedication and high-level work ethic, effort! I really appreciate all the things you do and truly love and respect every one of them! 😊🙏❤️🧠🔥(Kudos to Jeremy Smith's artistry, too!) P.S. This is everything! This exotic coloration, dancing vivacity, vivid colors of haunting bluesiness and moments of Andalusian heat! It veers so many different emotions for me and the fact that this take was created in a little bit different way than previous Sound Bank pieces is even more astonishing to think about in my opinion! Compared to other Sound Bank pieces, you wrote this composition by approaching in a more "organic" way in which you didn't ask for listening recommendations from subscribers to create a playlist as you asked for the previous ones and I really liked this organic approach in which you constantly explore while we learn new things, too! You learn and we learn as well! I love this reciprocal win-win situation in terms of educating ourselves, and this characteristic can be seen in every work of yours, too, which is totally awe-inspiring! Btw, I've come to realize that there are some commonalities between your "organic" approach and the writing process of the one and only Debussy's "Estampes"s second movement "La Soirée dans Grenade" which is very dear to my heart as all the works of him! While writing this piece, Debussy’s personal acquaintance with Spain was almost non-existent, it was only a few hours spent in San Sebastian. And in his attempt to create an "imaginary Andalusia", Debussy nearly didn't draw any significant influence from the outer world and I find his approach more "organic" just like in this take, too! Although Debussy never penetrated Spain further than San Sebastian, he managed to create this piece and influenced Spanish composers. Even great Spanish composer Manuel de Falla once said: "The power of evocation integrated in the few pages of the Evening in Granada borders on the miracle when one realizes that this music was composed by a foreigner guided by the foresight of genius. There is not even one bar of this music borrowed from the Spanish folklore, and yet the entire composition in its most minute details, conveys, admirably Spain.” It's amazing that the writing process of "La Soirée dans Grenade" and your wonderfully crafted flamenco take have this commonality in terms of approaching in a more "organic" way to the writing process! Like Debussy, you've managed to write a piece which almost feels natural, intuitive to listen to without exposing yourself to other examples, pieces in the genre a lot apart from theoretical concepts! For this reason, I'd like to say congratulations as well Nahre! 🎉🎉 This rich, multi-layered texture, a mixture of lively, exuberant nature of the works of the legends including Charles Mingus's one of the most singular, energetic works "The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady" album which evokes the moments of Andalusian heat, Ravel's high-level rhythmic sensibility and imagination in "Habanera", Debussy's highly creative guitar strumming like effects and iconic soundscapes in "Estampes" and Chick Corea's lyrical virtuosity in "La Fiesta" and many other amazing examples... I felt the vibes of these mentioned pieces while listening to your take Nahre, in a unique way in which your influence can be heard clearly with the help of your distinguishable writing style, too! One can find the world of sounds in this take! This work is simply enthralling and witnessing the writing process behind it is so great to watch, too! As always, such a magnificent and carefully distilled, mind-expanding work! Thank you a million times for being so open-minded, curious and creative Nahre! And also, thank you for appreciating the diversity and cultural richness that much! I believe that vanguards like you will save the Classical music world from all the possible crises! Your influence cannot be overstated that's for sure! ✨🎶❤️💥👏

[@NEprimo]

The arabic influences are so pronounced in this style of music, I love it

[@srothbardt]

I think it goes back to Indian music from Arabic.

[@Jim1971a]

I admire your desire to explore genres that are unfamiliar to you. It will strengthen you.

[@cherryyeti85]

I've spent years off and on trying to get an understanding of Flamenco - following your approach and the advice from the people you spoke to has unlocked a lot of things I didn't realise Great video series

[@christiansquire]

That composition in the library took me on a journey that had me crying out of nowhere, Amazing! I guess that makes sense as Flamenco has so much emotion

[@danseb43]

Was just thinking about you today..wondering when you'd post! Glad you posted! :)

[@hypatia4754]

It sounds a lot like the Andalusian progressive rock bands of the 70s: Alameda, Triana, and Medina Azahara, who have a very similar sound to your composition.

[@stevecarter8810]

Thanks for this. I have a new youtube journey to take...

[@Atlas65]

I really loved the composition. For some reason I got a little bit of Radiohead vibe, the basslines and the chords. And I guess they have been influenced by flamenco in their resent years, that could explain the similarities as well (for example 15 steps - Everything in it's right place)..... Btw, have you checked out Isaac Albéniz, a romantic pianist/composer that was very much influenced by flamenco. He is more known by guitarist's then pianist, since his works is more commonly played by guitarist's. For example the famous work Asturias, that every guitarist's play.

[@Philoglossos]

I got the exact same feeling! Parts of her composition at the end sounded exactly like something out of a radiohead song haha.

[@AndrewSowerby]

I had exactly the same first thought. I got the Kid A to In Rainbows era Radiohead vibe too. Then I read the comments where everyone was saying "Chick Corea", so I'm glad I wasn't alone in hearing it.

[@exxhy9707]

Except radiohead is garbage

[@scoliosis6528]

Exxhy whatever your opinions are on radio doesn't negate the influence they have on rock and modern music as a whole, kinda like the kanye west of rock in a way

[@exxhy9707]

@@scoliosis6528 no, the only music they influence is mediocre hipster electronica or most indie wannabes, anything that sounds good at all doesn't sound like radiohead, at least I haven't heard any of their influences on the stuff I like

[@bristolpre-conservatoire5333]

Great jazz face around 14'57 too! Brilliant deconstruction and reinvention. Great job, as ever.

[@mirmalchik]

"the whole grid is swung" and my whole mind is blown beautiful video, thank you for this!

[@sergiomartinez5946]

This is great! It's basically the style of Chick Corea. I'm sure you've heard of him, you should listen to him more. I recommend "The Ultimate Adventure" which has a lot of these patterns.

[@matiastoro1667]

Which Miles Davis was inpired by as well kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGS6kJSiitp5oaM

[@xmaverickhunterkx]

Actually compás in Spanish means "bar" or "beat" in this case. So it'd be compás because it's the regular one, and the bulería is like not the compás lol

[@log.musica]

Woooooouww fantastic, really. You have "duende" ;).

[@kevd4529]

That composition was awesome! Without boundaries, shifting between Flamenco, jazz, etc. Nice one!

[@tayobeats6873]

Having grown up in Andalucía from a young age and learning flamenco (dancing and playing cajón ) I found this truly enjoyable. I’ve always tried to spread awareness of this beautiful genre. It’s filled with passion. Thank you for sharing this!

[@JackLe1127]

You should upload the full flamenco version of La Campanella

[@AMIR55312]

I remember when I played Metal Gear Solid 2, and fought that flamenco dancer, I had to put on flamenco music to be able to beat him, I still don't exactly know why.

[@K-Viz]

You fought Vamp using flamenco? Badass move bro. Awesome!

[@AMIR55312]

@@K-Viz */insert boos doing a salute here/*

[@p-y8210]

Modern problems require modern solution

[@thetalantonx]

That's beautiful. That intrinsic rhythm to boss fights gets insane with DDR Souls, and the difference in the experience of internal rhythm being changed by putting on music of the sort the boss uses might be a strategy worth trying with like Dancer of the Boreal Valley.

[@AMIR55312]

@@thetalantonx Yeah I've heard about that Boreal dancer, truly beautiful

[@miguelarizmendi4090]

it´s so nice. You must check Cueca from south america in piano

[@miguelgutierrez4214]

I recomend to listen to "El chalaila" from "Los Trukeros"

[@noahtheinfuriator]

Every once and a while I'll come back and listen to the piece written at the end - I wish it was on spotify - its so good!

[@wisekimi]

One of my top favorites of all the pieces you presented so far. I think many people would download it if you publish this score.

[@mythun6735]

I've been waiting for another one of these~

[@UkuleleSpain]

The guitarrist at 1:31 is Pepe Romero (not Romano). Great video :-)

[@2WheelsGood.01]

I'm Romano though.

[@TheAlexhotz]

Didn't actually notice til I saw this comment. Now, all I can see is Ray Romano shreddin' some guitar.

[@RocKnMetaL97]

Loved this vid Nahre ♥ super interesting. Hopefully explore tango for the next genre exploring video. Cheers!

[@NahreSol]

Thank you!! :)

[@MrRickyZ123]

Deus Ex... Hadn’t seen that since I was a kid.

[@marksr12]

Just mind-blowing! Talk about hand independence. Just love the bouncing rhythm with two fingers on E. Amazing video!!!

[@BenedictGS]

What i love about your videos is not trying to immitate or an impression of the genre but instead a concrete research to the music.

[@jaredepps7956]

this makes me appreciate Rosalia's El Mal Querer even more

[@yanns559]

As a flamenco guitarist it's great to see this video, when I hear about flamenco from people that don't know it they often reduce it to the guitar techniques, rasgueado and fast scales (That's why so many people think Rodrigo and Gabriela is flamenco although it's not even close) I would say a few things more. melodically, you have the Phrygian scale but they tend to go up and down scales modifying it a lot on the spot, sometimes using the alternating 3semi tones/1semi tone scale (can't remember the name but sound very arabic), sometimes using a strange amount of chromatisms. They really do a lot of weird things with melody and harmony bc the origins of it came from people completely unaware of musical theory. (kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGibiYqwr9GebLs eg. this one is interesting harmonically) Secondly, the rhythm doesn't really change from solea to solea por buleria, the accent on the 6 or 7 is a trick but not a base of the rhythm. Also the you don't necessarily use this "special grid" every time in buleria. There are bulerias from different part of Andalusia (jerez and moron are very different for example) and they often have their own signature groove, some of them more straight, some of them more groovy and kind of "cocky".

[@angelinemarsland]

Thanks for sharing! I embarrassingly told my flamenco guitar teacher when I first met him I wanted to sound like rodrigo y Gabriela lol. It’s a learning process, if guitar is its own world, flamenco is an entire universe.

[@DHTokyo3915]

Bach and Chopin when watching this video : "girl, we need to talk..."

[@BELightTT]

This video is AMAZING @Nahre Sol!! Flamenco is my favorite genre of music. I used to dance flamenco, but I have never been able to adapt the sound to the piano. Many thanks for exploring this topic and for sharing your insightful experience with us!

[@AdrianaCordovez]

very cool how you turned it into jazz...i played classical music for 12 years but Latin and flamenco is something that comes naturally...there is a lot of improvisation into it as it is a very passionate music...we don't count in flamenco...we feel it...in classical we measure the music..i left it because it felt mechanical but it gave me technique to compose...but when i play percussion or guitar in flamenco i completely immerse myself into the feeling...there is absolute no concern for technicality,,,i love your input...you are incredibly talented...thank you so much!

[@Factor-Vitae]

Explore Tango. No doubt about it. Piazzolla style would be great.

[@kamisotropo]

you should try with tango. Something Gardel styled, or more progressive as piazzola. I bet its gonna be pretty intense.

[@lorenzogiani7190]

Yes yes yes yes

[@aler8343]

please yes

[@ricardorzm]

YEEEEES!!!

[@blogleftbanker]

I think you need to add special subtitles for the rhythmically challenged. As a crappy pianist who has lived in Spain for many years, I still get seasick trying to follow the beat when I hear Rosalía on the radio. “It’s not quite even,” he says in the video. That is quite an understatement. I’d fall off that little box if I tried that.

[@BusterMaxwellTV]

Leftbanker 😄

[@deldia]

I think a little secret is that some players stick strictly to compas and can play with it too.

[@celalmehmet]

It's an immense pleasure to watch you play and share your experience with others. Wish you all the best and take good care of yourself and your cute dog.

[@annegibbs7417]

This is so cool and such a coincidence!! My 4 year old son is a practicing flamenco dancer! He just started this year. Our family is from Spain so it's in our blood so to speak. You have great taste.