Flamenco at Las Tapas. April 29, 2008
Kiyo, Kyoko and Miguelito at Las Tapas. April 29, 2008 8:43pm (photo by Edwin Aparicio)
It's almost 4:00am on Thursday as I type these words. So this past Tuesday, I had the pleasure of meeting for the first time Kiyo, a cajón player based in Miami who has worked extensively with Kyoko. Of course, I already knew about him from seeing his pics in Kyoko's website. And he knew a lot about me being a regular reader of my flamenco blog.
Anywayz, the good news is that Kyoko and Kiyo are moving to the DC area (and as an added bonus Kiyo is not only a percussionist but also a flamenco guitarist). Welcome to the DC flamenco community to you both!
Kyoko dancing soleá. April 29, 2008 9:03pm (photo by Kiyo)
Kyoko. April 29, 2008 9:04pm (photo by Kiyo)
Kyoko. April 29, 2008 9:05pm (photo by Kiyo)
Kyoko and Edwin Aparicio. April 29, 2008 9:08pm (photo by Kiyo)
Miguelito. April 29, 2008 9:09pm (photo by Kiyo)
Edwin dancing alegrías. April 29, 2008 9:09pm (photo by Kiyo)
Edwin. April 29, 2008 9:15pm (photo by Kiyo)
Edwin. April 29, 2008 9:19pm (photo by Kiyo)
Carlton Ashton. April 29, 2008 9:20pm (photo by Kiyo)
Speaking of Miami-based artists, let's not forget singer/guitarist Luís Linares "El Tiburón" who I met last week at Cafe Citron and who has also worked extensively with Kyoko. It would be cool if he moved here to DC too! We'll see. :-)
Speaking of which, it seems that we're getting a regular influx of flamenco artists to the nation's capital each year. Here are a few names that come to mind:
2005: Marsha Savchenko aka Rosa la Huracana, originally from Orlando, Florida—currently dividing her time between performing and teaching ballroom and flamenco in Old Town Alexandria.
2006: Genevieve Guinn "La Genoveva", originally from Austin, Texas—a very much in-demand flamenco instructor at DC Dance Collective.
2007: Flor Pérez Taboada, originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina—still settling in but already developing a small very loyal following at DC Dance Collective and Rendezvous studio.
2008: Kyoko and Kiyo—we'll see what the future holds!
In other news, Edwin Aparicio informs me that he has a show coming up next month at the Creative Alliance in Baltimore. Also, Furia Flamenca will be performing at the Embassy of Spain at 1:00pm this Saturday May 3, 2008 as part of the second annual European Union Open House.
Finally, for those of you who spend a lot of time watching flamenco vids on YouTube, you'll love this tip that I just heard about last night...
To view the HD version of the video you are watching, paste this special code to the end of the URL&fmt=18
For example, if the original URL ishttp://youtube.com/watch?v=bUtQQQPwRNc
To view the HD version, add the special code at the end so it would look like this
http://youtube.com/watch?v=bUtQQQPwRNc&fmt=18
Press the enter key and see what happens. It really works!
Try it out on one of Edwin's videos. When you add the special code, you'll notice that the sound is much crisper and the picture is sharp.
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