Today
I want to present you an amazing Sevillian artist, one of the greats
of flamenco, Dolores Jiménez Alcántara, known as La Niña de la Puebla (1909-1999). She was born in La Puebla de Cazalla, Seville,
and died in Málaga - every inch an Andalusian. Blind from an early
age, she took refuge in music and found her calling as a flamenco
singer (cantaora), inspired by the Colombianas of El Niño de Marchena (from Marchena, Seville). I adore her for her for her
evident mastery of her singing voice and for the soaring and
thrilling tone of it. Although she sounds a little too metallic for
my taste, there are no words to quite describe the power her singing
possesses or her ability to fill the room.
Below you have a selection of YouTube videos of her performing Gypsy songs (Cante Jondo), Andalusian folk songs (Cante Flamenco) and Spanish
American flamenco-like songs, accompanied
on the guitar in many of the cases by truly skilled flamenco guitarists (tocaores), such as
Tomatito, Manolo
Sanlúcar, Pepe
Montoya, and Manolo
Sanlucar, etc.
- Gypsy songs by La Niña de la Puebla
Por Bulerías:
Por Seguirillas:
- Andalusian
folk songs by La Niña de la Puebla
Por Campanilleros, versions of the years 1988 and 1932:
Por
Alegrías de Cadiz:
Por Fandangos:
Por Malagueñas:
Por Zambras:
Por Villancicos, sung
at Christmas time:
- Spanish American flamenco-like songs by La Niña de la Puebla
Por Milongas:
For more, listen to these recordings.
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