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pata negra, gypsies fooling with the blues

Posted about 5 years ago
Pata Negra iis a flamenco band from Spain that pioneered in the late 70s the crossover between flamenco and blues music that years later culminated in the actual scene known worldwide. Their musical career started as musicians for la familia Montoya, Lole y Manuel, Juana la del Revuelo, Aurora Vargas, Fernanda y Bernarda de Utrera and Camarón among others.early discography:veneno - veneno (1977)pata negra - pata negra (1981)pata negra - guitarras callejeras (1986)pata negra - blues de la frontera (1987)Raimundo Amador & Rafael Amador are the 2 brothers known as Pata Negra. This video recording was shot in 1982 for TVE1 television & it shows the guys fully enjoying themselves without the band and making their guitars talk.
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Comments (19)

  1. oceanrain
    oceanrain says never heard of them but really enjoyed that
    Permalink posted 06/02/2007
  2. leftoverking
    leftoverking says jammin gypsies! neato bandito.
    Permalink posted 06/02/2007
  3. Rawkkiddoh
    Rawkkiddoh says that was a really fun video to watch
    Permalink posted 06/02/2007
  4. soulrocket
    soulrocket says glad you enjoyed it, guys. These 2 are a huge in Spain but somehow they never got the worldwide recognition other flamenco artists achieved in the rest of the world. .
    Permalink posted 06/02/2007
  5. shinsaholic
    shinsaholic says great video
    Permalink posted 06/02/2007
  6. I am
    I am says soul, I am out the door to find more. Thanks for the tip.
    Permalink posted 06/02/2007
  7. soulrocket
    soulrocket says I agree shinsaholic. good hunt, I am. I knew you were going to dig this.
    Permalink posted 06/02/2007
  8. Mike the Knife
    Mike the Knife says Them gypsies swing, daddy-o!
    Permalink posted 06/03/2007
  9. Anonymous says in the words of Paris Hilton ' That's Hot ' .... enjoyed the music
    Permalink posted 06/03/2007
  10. moovyphreak
    moovyphreak says That definitely cured my "Case of the Mondays."
    Permalink posted 06/04/2007
  11. Girlcrawl
    Girlcrawl says Extremely talented, and fun to watch - thanks for sharing clip; enjoyed!
    Permalink posted 06/05/2007
  12. soulrocket
    soulrocket says thanks for the appreciation, guys. pata negra is high class, for some weird reason the #1 "flamenco" act around the world is the gypsie kings, which is weird. first of all because they are french & secondly because they suck.
    Permalink posted 06/05/2007
  13. kristiana
    kristiana says very cool, thanks!
    Permalink posted 06/05/2007
  14. soulrocket
    soulrocket says true, kristiana. gipsies in spain were very conservative (they still are), until this guys started listening to b.b. king & smoking hash. you can see how laid back they are on that video.
    Permalink posted 06/06/2007
  15. kristiana
    kristiana says Conservative? Really? As in keeping to themselves...keeping themselves isolated from the culture of whichever country they find themselves in?
    Permalink posted 06/06/2007
  16. soulrocket
    soulrocket says yeah, exactly. they have their own laws & way of life. not everybody playing/singing flamenco music is a gipsy but they started the whole thing. foreign music was only for "payos" (everybody that is not a gipsy) & when pata negra started blending blues & flamenco the "purists" got their hands on their heads. we "payos" loved it & with the years to come gipsy people accepted the new wave.
    Permalink posted 06/06/2007
  17. ivylander
    ivylander says A delightful one, SF. Thanks. Pata Negra figures prominently on a compilation CD that came out in the late '80s/early '90s called "The Young Flamencos." So do Ketama, La Barberia del Sur, and the late (and truly wonderful) Ray Heredia. Well worth searching out.
    Permalink posted 06/07/2007
  18. soulrocket
    soulrocket says I had no idea that compilation existed, bill. you have some ecclectic tastes, my friend. ray heredia was a good one & during the time he was in ketama the music sounded good. you may like to search for "bulerias" on youtube because it is a happy style with lots of great guitar action. the older the better in this case.
    Permalink posted 06/07/2007
  19. ivylander
    ivylander says I'll do just that. Many thanks....
    Permalink posted 06/07/2007

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