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These
images were made before I became a "photographer". They are snapshots
of some of the people and events of the flamenco world that I experienced during
my unforgettable journey.
I've
played the guitar since I was 16 years old. In 1967 I took a three-month leave
of absence from graduate school in New York to live in Spain and study Flamenco…
if it could, indeed, be "studied". Three months grew into two years.
I
lived in the small town of Morón de la Frontera, seventy-five kilometers
southeast of Sevilla, absorbing Diego's musical genius. I still play the music
and find that I am now one of a handful of guitarists around the globe who keep
the torch of this uniquely powerful, gypsy style of Flamenco burning.
I
play what has become known as the "Morón" style, a very pure,
rhythmical style, the maestro of which was the great Diego Amaya Flores del Gastor.
Aside from the continuing work of Diego's four guitar-playing nephews, including
recording artists Paco del Gastor and Diego Torres Amaya, the style has all but
been lost in the midst of modern, technically overwhelming, fusion Flamenco.
Selection
of images of Andalucia circa 1967-69.
These images are copyrighted. © 1967-1969 Steve Kahn. All rights reserved.
For
further information, contact:
Steve Kahn Photography
(212) 3342139
shkahn@earthlink.net
http://www.stevekahn.com
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