today we have the chance to interview a professional flamenco guitar player from
professional flamenco guitar player from
professional flamenco guitar player from Montreal Dominic sula Dominic tell me
Montreal Dominic sula Dominic tell me
Montreal Dominic sula Dominic tell me how many years you’ve been playing the
how many years you’ve been playing the
how many years you’ve been playing the guitar I’ve been playing flamenco guitar
guitar I’ve been playing flamenco guitar
guitar I’ve been playing flamenco guitar for 10 years but I’ve played all sorts
for 10 years but I’ve played all sorts
for 10 years but I’ve played all sorts of different styles before that like
of different styles before that like
of different styles before that like over the last 20 years I guess even more
over the last 20 years I guess even more
over the last 20 years I guess even more why do you choose the flamenco guitar
why do you choose the flamenco guitar
why do you choose the flamenco guitar because it’s very physical it’s a very
because it’s very physical it’s a very
because it’s very physical it’s a very intense music and it’s the best way I
intense music and it’s the best way I
intense music and it’s the best way I found myself to express myself is there
found myself to express myself is there
found myself to express myself is there a difference between the flamenco guitar
a difference between the flamenco guitar
a difference between the flamenco guitar and the classic guitar plumbing co
and the classic guitar plumbing co
and the classic guitar plumbing co guitar is very more intense more a bit
guitar is very more intense more a bit
guitar is very more intense more a bit more violent aggressive has a lots of
more violent aggressive has a lots of
more violent aggressive has a lots of it’s much more there’s a lot of dynamic
it’s much more there’s a lot of dynamic
it’s much more there’s a lot of dynamic strong soft lots of rhythm guitar lots
strong soft lots of rhythm guitar lots
strong soft lots of rhythm guitar lots of free playing so it’s very different
of free playing so it’s very different
of free playing so it’s very different yes do you need to know how to read
yes do you need to know how to read
yes do you need to know how to read music no you don’t for any kind of music
music no you don’t for any kind of music
music no you don’t for any kind of music you don’t need to read music now and but
you don’t need to read music now and but
you don’t need to read music now and but flamenco is an oral tradition so I
flamenco is an oral tradition so I
flamenco is an oral tradition so I learned by the traditional way is by
learned by the traditional way is by
learned by the traditional way is by copying the person in front of you they
copying the person in front of you they
copying the person in front of you they show it something to you and you try to
show it something to you and you try to
show it something to you and you try to copy it they have a special exercise
copy it they have a special exercise
copy it they have a special exercise that you have to do every day
that you have to do every day
that you have to do every day [Music]
flamenco thumb goes
flamenco thumb goes you rest on the string below so it’s
you rest on the string below so it’s
you rest on the string below so it’s very typical for from the flamenco
very typical for from the flamenco
very typical for from the flamenco guitar to do this kind of sound I’m
guitar to do this kind of sound I’m
guitar to do this kind of sound I’m compared to this so I practice that
compared to this so I practice that
compared to this so I practice that these are Li Gatos from the left hand
these are Li Gatos from the left hand
these are Li Gatos from the left hand [Music]
before breakfast I do that how many
before breakfast I do that how many different styles of reedham exists the
different styles of reedham exists the
different styles of reedham exists the flamenco’s they like to say there’s 80
flamenco’s they like to say there’s 80
flamenco’s they like to say there’s 80 different styles but actually there’s
different styles but actually there’s
different styles but actually there’s five or six and all the other ones are
five or six and all the other ones are
five or six and all the other ones are derived from these five or six basic
derived from these five or six basic
derived from these five or six basic rhythms do you have a special treatment
rhythms do you have a special treatment
rhythms do you have a special treatment for your nails so I put crazy glue to
for your nails so I put crazy glue to
for your nails so I put crazy glue to harden the nails and also some Kleenex
harden the nails and also some Kleenex
harden the nails and also some Kleenex that gives it a thicker texture so my
that gives it a thicker texture so my
that gives it a thicker texture so my nails do not break because I play very
nails do not break because I play very
nails do not break because I play very hard with the dancing like this all the
hard with the dancing like this all the
hard with the dancing like this all the time so my natural nails would not
time so my natural nails would not
time so my natural nails would not actually survive this kind of treatment
actually survive this kind of treatment
actually survive this kind of treatment what qualities do you need to become a
what qualities do you need to become a
what qualities do you need to become a flamenco guitar player first of all you
flamenco guitar player first of all you
flamenco guitar player first of all you need to be a bit obsessive or a very
need to be a bit obsessive or a very
need to be a bit obsessive or a very passionate about it that’s the first
passionate about it that’s the first
passionate about it that’s the first thing and after that if you need rhythm
thing and after that if you need rhythm
thing and after that if you need rhythm lots of rhythm to be open you need to be
lots of rhythm to be open you need to be
lots of rhythm to be open you need to be able to learn really fast and memorize
able to learn really fast and memorize
able to learn really fast and memorize very fast because also the dancing we
very fast because also the dancing we
very fast because also the dancing we learn the dance as we go on we don’t
learn the dance as we go on we don’t
learn the dance as we go on we don’t write we don’t choreograph on paper or
write we don’t choreograph on paper or
write we don’t choreograph on paper or whatever we just we invent and we
whatever we just we invent and we
whatever we just we invent and we memorize all the time so you need good
memorize all the time so you need good
memorize all the time so you need good memory we know that that we saw that
memory we know that that we saw that
memory we know that that we saw that answer before but the musicians also
answer before but the musicians also
answer before but the musicians also know how to dance so no no no no that’s
know how to dance so no no no no that’s
know how to dance so no no no no that’s no no dancing ok so you as cheetah for
no no dancing ok so you as cheetah for
no no dancing ok so you as cheetah for watchmojo.com
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