| Rasgueo is a way of playing guitar in which
the fingers strum several strings simultaneously either upwards
or downwards. In flamenco guitar, it is usually more resounding
and struck, so it is the most appropriate resource for playing
rhythms.
Marco Antonio Hoyo Hernández, Mexico
Rasgueo is a right hand technique in flamenco guitar playing.
In this technique the guitarist strums the strings by right
hand fingers, attacking strings one finger at a time. This
is done at a high speed and accuracy, creating a very unique
flamenco sound. There are various forms of rasguear; each
one creates a different sound effect.
Kourosh Saysan, Canada
Rasguear the guitar is playing with the entire right hand
upwards and downwards and strumming all the strings.
Raúl Morales, Spain
Rasgueo is the most characteristic guitar attack of toque
flamenco.
Luis A. Vásquez, Dominican Republic
Rasguear is the art of strumming several strings at the same
time with the fingertips. There are rasgueos with simple percussions,
rasgueos with a stroke, thumb-less rasgueos...
Gemma Boza, Spain
Rasguear is the art of caressing the guitar, brushing some
of the six strings with flamenco air and rhythm.
Javier de Carmen, Spain
Rasguear is a technique of the right hand consisting of spreading
all of the fingers one after the other on the strings. The
types of strumming amongst which the following stand out,
the "redondo" realized with the thumb as well, that
doesn't require the spreading of all the fingers but the contact
of the whole hand, moving up and down.
Colin Cole, Canada
Rasguear is a rapid simultaneous consecutive rolling of the
fingers and opposing thumb over the guitar strings to create
a melodic yet thunderous cascade of sound depending upon what
chords are struck.
Paul Churchill, United States
Rasguear is the way in which the guitar is expressed with
more strength, where each finger goes one after the other
over each and every one of the strings, filling the soul of
those listening with sound. To learn more about the subject,
listen to Tomatito.
Javi Rubio, Barcelona (Spain)
Rasguear/rasgueo is a whirlwind rubbing the strings; it is
one of the most flamenco sounds provided by the guitar.
Chachi, Spain
Rasgueo is the guitar's most expressive movement. There are
many forms of rasguear (stronger or gentler, with a greater
or lesser number of attacks...); it depends on what you want
to say at each instant.
Fco. Javier Serrano Ortuno, Spain
Rasguear is the art of caressing the guitar strings in order
to emit the purest and most startling sound of flamenco guitar.
Nuria Lanzagorta, Mexico
Rasguear is an act, a technique which distinguishes flamenco
from other types of music. It is the art which marks flamenco
style.
Fabio Luis, Brazil
Rasgueo is the movement carried out by the hand when "caressing"
the guitar strings.
Andrea Treszcan, Uruguay
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