Another example of Miguel's cante

November 21, 2008
I don't think that this program wants me to upload more than one video per entry, so I'm starting another new one to upload Miguel's siguiriya from the fiesta on the boat. It is interesting that, even his friends and relatives don't have any interest in listening to his siguiriya and they all went outside to smoke cigarettes and talk. Even his wife talked! In the good old days, a singer was measured by the quality of his siguiriya and now.....



But as you can see, Miguel is a fabulous singer. He was not at his best here - I think bothered by everybody talking outside. But he rallied and finished up with a beautiful siguiriya of Manuel Molino. You non-flamencos won't know what that is, but the way he sings is classic gypsy flamenco, rough, primitive, but with a certain something that us non-gypsies never master. He was recovering from a cold, so his voice was not as clear as it would be otherwise.