Antonio el Pipa inaugurates Festival de Jerez 2011 with the premiere of ‘Danzacalí’
by the way.....the accentuation's in Spanish are quite different to the way you might read them in English, take the word for voice for example, Voz, you would say Voss, but in Spain they'd say it like this.....Boh plus 'th' sound for the Z or Zeta. So Danzacalí is like 'Danthakalee'....and the world famous Jerez is pronounced like 'Herreth' because the letter 'J' or Jota = Hotta in Spanish. So, as a basic guide to the Spanish of Spain, take note of this, 'G' is K'hheh and 'J' is H'ehh and the letter 'V' is called Ube or Ooobeh but is pronounced like the letter 'B' so Victor becomes Bictor! I know, it all sounds a bit complicated to anybody who has not studied Spanish to any extent, and is definitely very tricky for beginners, but if you are going to read up on what's going on in Spain, you really need to be aware of just how things are spoken, peoples names and places and other expressions, all of which are really not to be articulated in or with an English speaking way, simply because they just sound so darn silly!
Another example of Spanish pronunciation, is 'Valencia'....you'd say (of course) Val+en+Sia...and many in the world do say it that way, and it's not wrong, but many more in Spain will say Bal+en+Thia ~ so Valencia becomes ''Ballenthia'' for many Spaniards! Difficult? How about this one then, Zarzuela, is a kind of traditional Spanish Operetta, and most in Spain (especially in/and around Madrid) will say 'Tharrrthwella' that is Tharrrr+Thwella ~ again because the letter 'Z' or Zeta in Castilian Spanish is 'Th' as in 'Theta' (except in other Spanish speaking countries, where the accent is different).
I hope you will read up on what is going in Spain, it is often quite fascinating!!!!!
Venga, hasta luego.....
Ciao...☺/
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