-Grandpa, did you miss the show \u201c\u00bfQu\u00e9 pasar\u00eda si pasara?<\/i>\u201d last Tuesday in Seville\u2019s Central theater, starred by Riki Rivera, David Palomar, El Junco and Roberto Ja\u00e9n?<\/b><\/p>\n
-I was busy giving caj\u00f3n<\/i> lessons.<\/p>\n
-You, teaching caj\u00f3n<\/i>? You mean taking<\/i> lessons, right? <\/b><\/p>\n
-Yes, that is, taking.<\/p>\n
-How come?<\/b><\/p>\n
-I was told it\u2019s great for osteoarthritis, and my hands look as if they were ran over by a car. El Cepillo, from Sanl\u00facar, is great teaching caj\u00f3n, and he also feeds me very well.<\/p>\n
-Well if you didn\u2019t go to this play from C\u00e1diz, you missed one of the best shows of the last few years. It was really fun.<\/b><\/p>\n
-Look, there\u2019s lot of wit and fun in C\u00e1diz, but also a lot of ojana<\/i>, you know? And I already had enough of ojana<\/i>, I can\u2019t stand it. I like the artful ojana<\/i>, but not the bad one.<\/p>\n
-There was no ojana<\/i> in that show, grandpa, only art and talent. And lots of fun, of course. I never laughed so much in my whole life, I swear. It\u2019s a quartet that will make history. It was not just the humor of C\u00e1diz, which was plenty. You should have seen how well David Palomar sang por sole\u00e1<\/i>, particularly the sole\u00e1 del Chozas<\/i>. And El Junco dancing and Riki Rivera on the guitar, both were fantastic. Lots of talent.<\/b><\/p>\n
-You never watched Las calles de C\u00e1diz<\/i> with La Argentinita, in the early 1930s. That had a lot of art. Concha Piquer made a new version after the Spanish Civil war, and that production was even more artful. It\u2019s a pity you never got to watch Pablito de C\u00e1diz dancing, he had so much angel. Those kids you mentioned are wonderful, too. Very natural and very flamencos<\/i>.<\/p>\n
-I think that if they take this show to America they\u2019ll make millions. They have such an incredible talent. Yet, El Junco has been praying to God for an opportunity to perform at the Bienal, but not even that has helped. It\u2019s shameful, grandpa.<\/b><\/p>\n
-The problem is rather a lack of brains, Manolito. Nowadays there\u2019s so much potential in flamenco, yet it\u2019s all going downhill. The programing of the Bienal<\/i> doesn\u2019t make any sense.<\/p>\n
-Keeping on with current events, grandpa, did you hear about Antonia La Negra\u2019s death? What a great cantaora, wasn\u2019t she? <\/b><\/p>\n
-Yes, so fiery. Her husband, the bailaor<\/i> Juan Montoya, was the most elegant of them all. When he lifted his arms, the fish would come out of the river in Triana. Antonia had her own echo, she was like no other. And she was really good-looking too. Her talent hasn\u2019t been properly recognized, and she went through really hard times. That happens in cante<\/i>, it can be ungrateful. Yet, you know what? Now her legacy will live in history.<\/p>\n
-Her daughter Angelita Montoya is also a great cantaora.<\/b><\/p>\n
-Without a doubt. She\u2019s more flamenca<\/i> than Lole, although saying this sounds bad. Angelita has another depth.-What\u2019s for lunch today, grandpa?<\/b><\/p>\n
-Spinach with leftover chickpeas.-Are you against veal steak?<\/b><\/p>\n
-Keep dreaming, kid.<\/p>\n
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