Video Find of the Day
Tientos is a cognate of English tentative. Both come from words meaning to feel or try out. Tientos is an old style of improvisational flamenco that has no set rules and is largely imitative. The following video is titled, "Tientos y Tangos." I looked for the tangos and didn't see them, so I looked it up, and sure enough, tangos means something altogether different in connection with flamenco from the familiar South American tango dances. It's a style of music with a set rhythm played in Phrygian mode. Phrygian mode has been described as playing the white keys only. It's the same as medieval Dorian mode. That's more music theory than I can handle in one sitting. The video is awesome. The singer is Juana Salazar (La Tobala), and the guitarist is her husband Pedro Sierra.
I don't know why she's called La Tobala. I did find that it was the name of a variety of agave. Maybe that's it.
Tientos y tangos de La Tobala
About Me
- Dr. Wes Browning
- I have a doctorate in Mathematics from Cornell. I am amused by this. My parents tried to kill me on my 1st birthday. Though I now can't speak it much, and though my parents never could, my first language was Hawaiian, not English. I partially credit an I'iwi for my survival. Hear one on the audio clip at my complete profile. I've been homeless a number of times, for a total of about 4 years. For some of that time I supported myself with the sale of paintings. One of my paintings was chosen for the cover of the premier issue of Real Change, see the links below. Since that first issue in 1994 I have become part of its volunteer editorial committee. I write a regular humor column for the paper, currently titled Adventures in Irony. I serve on the Real Change Board of Directors. I feed the Real Change cat Sid Vicious. Anitra Freeman and I are an item.
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