Gorgonio Oropesa Mujica canta y toca en su jarana la Petenera Veracruzana en el mismo zócalo de la ciudad de Veracruz.

Petenera Veracruzana

This is a traditional medley of bulerías from Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz.
Flamenco guitar, Basilio Georges.

Como el vino de Jeré
Se mete en el corazón
Lo mismo que tu queré.

Que despacio y buena letra
Que el hacer las cosas bien
Importan más que las cuentas

Coletilla:
Ay ay ay ay
El arco del Arrabal.

Cuando salga la luna yo voy a verte
Porque me alumbra a mi el camino
Gitana mía pa yo quererte.

Coletilla:
Ná má que quieres dinero gitana
Yo soy santo y bueno gitana
Ahora me voy con mi mare gitana
Ay ay
Ná má que quieres dinero gitana
Yo soy santo y bueno gitana
Ay ay

Era giganita y se llamaba Carmen
Una gitanilla graciosa y juncal
Cantando y bailando
Era incomparable
Y en toita España era renombrá
Y las rosa y las camelias
Que no se pueden compará
Y por que tú eres
Que la virgen del Carmen
Ay que está allí puesta
Allí en el altar.

Para subir al tranvía
Que dame que la mano que por Dios paloma
Para subir al tranvía
Que si no me de la mano
No te monto en mi caballo
Que cae la nieve fría
Que el que no quiere
Que el que no quiere
Que le llamen la reina de las mujere
Quiri quiri quiri ay que se coma
Quiri quiri quiri ay que se come los calzone.

Bulerías De Jerez

This is a rehearsal of a fusion of two music pieces by New Andalucia, one of my dearest music projects I'm involved with. The flamenco part is a jaleo, a traditional bulería like form from the Spanish town of Badajoz, in Extremadura. Sidi Hbibi is a traditional Morrocan  song. This is an example of what a Venezuelan, a Chicagoan, a Tunisian, a Lebanese, a Palestinian and a Spaniard can do when it comes to music!!

Jaleo extremeño & Sidi Hbibi (rehearsal)

This track is from the album Flamenco de vuelta e ida. and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/andalu

Una joya de momento (Bulería del Tompkins Square Park)

El soneto (Tango)

Ñake/Baile de la reja (Tanguillo)

No encuentro tu pasión (Rumba)

Que se me fue (Taranto, minera y cartagenera)

Mi chabola y la tuya (Tango)

Dale jarilla/Hurry up (Jaleo)

Estaba yo (Bulería)

Nana/Lullaby

Alfonso was born and raised in Seville, the heartland of Flamenco music. His mother, an amateur singer from Triana, a Flamenco enclave in Seville, and his grandfather, an aficionado of Flamenco were his earliest influences.  He also had the opportunity of attending the activities of one the most significant Flamenco clubs in Andalusia, the Peña Flamenca Torres-Macarena since 1987.

Alfonso enrolled at the Seville Conservatory in 1990 to study flute and music theory.  For the following 5 years he received a classical training.

He also attended the classes at the Cristina Heeren Foundation for Flamenco Art in 2007 and 2008 in Sevilla, Spain, where he studied with maestro Paco Taranto and the new talent of Rocío Márquez and Elena Morales. 

In 1997 Alfonso moved to the United States, since then he is based in New York City.  He has made many guest appearances at important venues including Madison Square Garden, American Airlines Arena (Miami), Amway Center (Orlando) and Staples Center (Los Angeles) with the popular Latin artist Romeo Santos.  He had the honor of recording backing vocals in the song titled “Mi Santa” by Santos in which the great flamenco guitarist Tomatito was a featured guest artist. 

He also performed at the 92 Y with singer songwriter and peace activist David Broza; Carnegie Hall’s Weill Hall, Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival, Town Hall, London’s Royal Albert Hall and Sala Covarrubias in Mexico City to name a few. 

He has worked with all of the significant artists in the flamenco ambiance through out the USA, performing and touring in the Tri-State area, Washington DC, San Francisco, Portland, OR; Chicago, Detroit, Kentucky, Toronto, Ottawa, British Columbia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom and Spain.

Since February of 2008 he has been teaching flamenco “cante” (flamenco song) at Flamenco Latino Studios and has given several flamenco “cante” for dance workshops at Lotus Music and Dance Studios.  That includes a series of lecture/demonstrations in 2010, 2011 and 2012 titled “El Baile Flamenco” in which he shares the structure of flamenco singing, guitar playing and choreography. 

In partnership with Carlota Santa’s Flamenco Vivo Alfonso produced in 2010 “La Música Flamenca” (The Flamenco Music) for the Lincoln Center Institute.  This is a show in which different aspects of flamenco song are introduced to audiences such as school teachers in professional development programs as well as kids in school performances.  This is an ongoing show. 

He released his first CD titled “Flamenco de vuelta e ida” on 2006 with is own Flamenco fusion project “Gazpacho Andalú” with guitarist Arturo Martínez.

He has also released the debut album of his Spanish Indie Rock project “Dientes de Caramelo” titled “Pulpo” (Octopus) in March of 2012.  For more info log on www.dientesdecaramelo.com

ALFONSO CID

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