I have to confess an intense bias. I detest New Flamenco. Willie and Lobo may call their mixture of flamenco and gypsy violin ‘Gypsy Boogaloo’, but I’m not buying it. To me this profoundly inoffensive music will forever be synonymous with the uncredited musical interludes between CBC news magazine segments, or the disk of choice during ‘technical difficulties’. Please understand that I don’t for an instant question the musical capabilities of these two players; I simply don’t understand why they don’t use their powers for good. If the music playing under the voice of your local CBC commentator reading the community calendar piques your interest, this might well be to your tastes. For me it provokes calls to Audience Relations of an entirely uncomplimentary nature.
Saturday, November 25, 2006
Willie and Lobo - Zambra (Narada)
I have to confess an intense bias. I detest New Flamenco. Willie and Lobo may call their mixture of flamenco and gypsy violin ‘Gypsy Boogaloo’, but I’m not buying it. To me this profoundly inoffensive music will forever be synonymous with the uncredited musical interludes between CBC news magazine segments, or the disk of choice during ‘technical difficulties’. Please understand that I don’t for an instant question the musical capabilities of these two players; I simply don’t understand why they don’t use their powers for good. If the music playing under the voice of your local CBC commentator reading the community calendar piques your interest, this might well be to your tastes. For me it provokes calls to Audience Relations of an entirely uncomplimentary nature.
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