Nine previously unreleased cantes
by Camarón
come out on ‘Reencuentro’
The CD is included in a limited-edition
box set with a documentary on DVD,
a t-shirt, five photos and a booklet
Flamenco-world.com, February 2008
There’s still more Camarón
to be discovered. Fifteen years after his death, previously
unrecorded cantes continue to surface. ‘Reencuentro’
brings out another nine songs recorded by the cantaor
from La Isla, among them, collaborations with other artists
such as Joan Manuel Serrat, La Susi and Luis Monje. The
CD is released in a limited-edition box set which also
includes a silk-screen t-shirt, a sixteen-page booklet,
five photographs and a documentary on DVD with live shows
from the archives of Radio Televisión Española.
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After discovering his early days at Venta
de Vargas, enthusiasts and collectors once again have
previously unreleased songs by Camarón at their
reach. The limited-edition box set ‘Reencuentro’
offers nine cantes which hadn’t been released until
now. The CD opens with tangos in which La
Susi collaborates. It also includes ‘La saeta’
in a duo with Joan Manuel Serrat and the collaboration
of the group Jarcha, as well as a soleá by El Chaqueta
with Luis Monje on vocals.
The bulería ‘Hombre terrestre’,
the Christmas carol ‘La virgen hizo una sopa’,
the alegrías ‘A dibujar esa rosa’ and
the bulerías ‘Soy fragüero’, accompanied
by Tomatito on guitar, shape up the album. It closes with
the martinete ‘Las doce acaban de dar’, to
which the fandango ‘La víbora rabiosa’
is added as a bonus track.
The box set, which is only going to have 40,000 units
manufactured, also includes a DVD with a documentary about
Camarón in pictures and a selection of live shows
of the cantaor’s best performances on Radio Televisión
Española. A sixteen-page booklet explaining the
contents, five historic photographs of the artist and
a silk-screen t-shirt complete this pack ideal for fans
and collectors.
Since Camarón died in 1992, his
discography has increased with several new releases, besides
compilations, a film, books and the box set ‘Integral’
with his entire work. In 1999 the live show ‘París
1987’ was released, in 2000 ‘Antología
inédita’ came out and five years later, fifty
minutes of recordings from his youth made at Venta de
Vargas in Cádiz.
