In December in Madrid, Spain, the loss of one of histories greatest Flamenco exponents came about, reported on the news airwaves, and it sent out shock-waves of the likes of which have not been felt since the passing of the great "Juanito" Don Juan Valderrama of Jaen, Andalusia, or the terrible agony felt by the whole of the Spanish speaking world at the loss of Rocio Jurado, or since one of the greatest Masters of the Spanish guitar died in a Bronx hospital on New York, the mighty "Sabicas" or "Camerón" or 'Antonio Gades' James Brown or Freddie Mercury; but nothing can compare to the loss of Maestro Enrique Morente, he was the one who brought it all back and gave it to the world, Flamenco had a re-birth in his hands, as it did when Federico Garcia Lorca was taken from us, he too breathed a new life into the art of Flamenco singing, and Morente came along and saved it a second time, and this loss can only be compared to that of the loss of a monarch, or a pope, or like when the legendary Bruce Lee died suddenly, like Elvis, like John Lennon, like so many people in our human history who died suddenly and without warning, great people who did great things for many, many, many other people all over the world, Morente was a virtual god in the world of Flamenco, nobody knows if there can ever be another like him, I personally will be thinking about this loss for quite some time to come, I have not yet been on here and said anything about this to anybody, as it has not yet been appropriate a time for me to do so, but now I must say that for the rest of this year I am going to be thinking a lot about him, and his daughter Estrella (also known as Estrellita, means little star) she too is a long standing favorite of mine, and a famous singer in her own right, I have got CD's of both of them in my extensive Flamenco collection, and I'm going to be playing them all for the next year, or until my own tears dry up. He was the last man on earth to play with, work with and record an album with the legendary Sabicas, who for me is probably one of the greatest guitar players ever in all of human history, and never a day goes by when I don't think about what Enrique did to lighten his final years!!!!!
God bless Maestro Enrique Morente, Descansa En Paz = Rest in Peace
Adios a Maestro Enrique Morente
Maestro Enrique Morente
El Maestro
Daughter Estrellita (Little star) sings over her fathers coffin, with real grief & real Flamenco Passion ~ This time, it is for real
Hasta siempre, Maestro
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