Jorge Pardo releases previously unreleased flamenco
on the new website www.flamencodigital.com

The musician is offering a selection of ten tracks, with guest appearances by artists such as Juan Diego, Niño Josele, Diego Amador and Tino di Geraldo, among others

The first album is also released on CD con el título ‘Vientos flamencos’

Flamenco-world.com, June 2005

Flamenco is leading the field in the digital era. Jorge Pardo is one of the first musicians in the world and certainly the first of his genre to sell his unpublished music on the internet. He’s doing so by launching www.flamencodigital.com, a space that’s open to creators from the jondo arts who wish to communicate with the audience “without a middle-man”. With the technical support of Flamenco-world.com, pioneer and leading flamenco portal on the net, the new website sells downloads at a cost of 1 euro each, through a completely legal and secure system. The project kicks off with ten songs by Jorge Pardo which form part of six as-yet undefined albums that will be completed with the passing of time. Standing out amongst these is the one dedicated to Camarón, which begins with versions of 'A tu mare Rosa’ and ‘Vente conmigo’. The saxophonist and flautist, who was a member of not only the legendary six piece band headed by Paco de Lucía but also Chick Corea’s Touchstone group, has surrounded himself for these recordings by musicians such as Juan Diego, Niño Josele, Diego Amador and Tino di Geraldo, among others.

Jorge Pardo

Buying previously unreleased flamenco on the Internet is at last possible. Jorge Pardo has spent three years working alongside Flamenco-world.com to get the project they christened www.flamencodigital.com off the ground. The new website is opening with ten hitherto unheard of songs by the Madrid-born musician, which can be downloaded worldwide for only one euro each. The system, which is entirely secure and legal, works by means of a credit card purchase (after registering as a new user), buying a voucher for either ten, four or one downloads, which the user can then spend as he or she wishes and with no expiry date.

With time the Jorge Pardo recordings will come to form part of six albums which “will remain permanently incomplete, since I will continue to add new songs as long as both my schedule and inspiration allow me to”. These ‘folders’ of music are named ‘X Camarón’ (For Camarón), ‘Solo flauta’ (Solo flute), ‘Mis pensamientos’ (My thoughts), ‘Mis pasodobles’ (My paso dobles), ‘Mis palos’ (My flamenco styles) and ‘Qué grandes músicos’ (What great musicians), all presented with accompanying notes written by the artist himself. The first instalment of ten songs which to be found on these albums, has been laid down at a number of studios over the course of three years, with the participation of renowned flamenco musicians such as guitarists Juan Diego and Niño Josele, percussionist Tino di Geraldo and the man of many talents Diego Amador.

The musician maintains that “this format allows me to record uninterruptedly, that is, without having to plan the beginning and the end of a CD or LP, as well allowing me to publish the music in real time, in other words, whenever I finish a piece. In addition, the obsession that comes with making a CD is minimized and I work on the tracks that I really want to without feeling forced to work to a budget.” He also points out the advantages of working without an intermediary: “The absence of a recording company means, OK, you lose the backing, but on the other hand it also means recovering legal control of the work for the artists who produce it, as well as maximizing independence."

Jorge Pardo

www.flamencodigital.com, to which other artists with new songs will gradually be added, was created with the aim of “serving as a platform to allow flamenco musicians direct access to international audiences without having to depend on the music industry and the distribution of a physical product”. It also sets out to “serve as a stimulus for independent creativity”. Technical support for the new website is provided by Flamenco-world.com, an information, sales and online services website, leader and pioneer on the internet. It’s currently visited by half a million readers a month, with seventy thousand subscribers worldwide.

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