http://www.esflamenco.com/scripts/news/ennews.php?frmIdPagina=1363
Saturday, 26 February 2011
The Japanese gipsy returns to Spain
Danzacalí or Danthakalee
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...☺/
Monday, 21 February 2011
The Pakistani Indian who sang Flamenco...."Marchenita"
"La Marchenita" as he was known was a man from India, actually later called Pakistan, so he was known as a Pakistani Man, but he travelled to Andalusia in Spain, an was befriended by the late great Flamenco singer of the day called Pepe Marchena, who after hearing the voice & singing of Aziz kind of adopted him as his disciple or protege, and so he gained the nickname La Marchenita, and he was to become one of the first people from Indo~Asian origin to be hailed as a great Cantaor (singer of Flamenco) which in Spain was hard enough to gain even for a home boy like Pepe Marchena, but for a Pakistani, it was very rare!
Anyway, I'll let the story teller tell the story, it's not mine to tell, even though I know it well, but with respect, here is the link to the full story, and I really hope you will read it all the way through, and that you too will be as fascinated as I was when I first heard about this amazing guy from Pakistan in the 1930's in Andalusia and other places like Madrid and Barcelona!
Here is the Link >>>>> http://www.flamenco-world.com/magazine/about/aziz_balouch/balouch.htm
Enjoy; (and feedback on this item is welcome)
Friday, 18 February 2011
Vitamin 'D-3' The Immune System vs Swine Flu
Vitamin 'D-3' The Immune System vs Swine Flu
http://www.naturalnews.com/027231_Vitamin_D_immune_system_vaccines.html
http://www.naturalnews.com/027231_Vitamin_D_immune_system_vaccines.html
Faith.....
Est autem fides credere quod nondum vides; cuius fidei merces est videre quod credis -
Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.
(St. Augustine)
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