Manitas De Plata

MANITAS DE PLATA



Manitas de Plata (piccole mani d'argento), nome d'arte di Ricardo Baliardo (Sète, 7 agosto 1921) è un chitarrista francese di origini gitane.
Manitas de Plata è nato a Sète, città francese affacciata sul mar Mediterraneo, in una roulotte.
Diviene subito conosciuto come Manitas de Plata, "l’uomo dalle mani d’argento" (traduzione francese, ma nel senso italiano diverrebbe “mani d’oro”).
Si distingue sempre più ogni anno suonando la chitarra durante il pellegrinaggio dei gitani a Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. Vivente il maestro Django Reinhardt, non osò mai pensare di superare colui che era considerato il Re» della musica gitana; solo dieci anni dopo la morte di Django accettò di esibirsi in pubblico.
A New York, durante una esposizione di fotografie del suo amico Lucien Clergue, un ammiratore lo riconosce su una foto e lo convince a registrare il suo primo album, registrato dentro una chiesa di Arles. Un manager americano lo fa suonare successivamente sulla scena del prestigioso Carnegie Hall di New York nel dicembre 1965.
Il gitano analfabeta, non sapendo neanche leggere una nota di musica, conquista il mondo.
Nel marzo 1964, una sera di corrida ad Arles, il celebre Picasso, dopo aver ascoltato Manitas de Plata , disse: «vale più caro di me!».
È stato anche amico di Salvador Dalí.
Dal 1967, Manitas de Plata non smette di pubblicare dischi nel mondo circondato dai suoi musicisti e da suo figlio Aîné Manero, uno degli ultimi grandi cantanti della Camargue.
Ma il collegamento più importante senza dubbio, che creò la magia della nascita successiva del gruppo Gipsy Kings, è senza dubbio la frequentazione di Manitas e Plata e José Reyes nelle famose feste private a casa di Brigitte Bardot nella Saint-Tropez negli anni sessanta-settanta. Fu poi la stessa Brigitte, negli anni ottanta, a chiedere a Manitas de Plata di ricreare la stessa atmosfera in chiave più moderna. Fu così che Baliardo e José Reyes aprirono la strada ai loro rispettivi figli e nipoti: fu così che nacquero i Gipsy Kings .


Manitas de Plata 1st recording
Manitas de Plata, "Inspired Guitarrista"
By Vincent Sheean

His real name is Ricardo Ballardo, but this has long since been forgotten. Sobriquets are a Gypsy custom, and most often they are names bestowed by the people rather than invented by the artist. Nowadays Manilas de Plata, "Silver Hands" might as well have no other name. He is a true Spanish Gypsy, now living near Aries, where there has been for many centuries a Gypsy encampment. He plays chiefly in the south of France, where these recordings were made, and has never shown any desire to travel overseas.
Manitas has every technical resource known to the guitar. There are times when it seems hardly conceivable that any ten fingers could evoke such an orchestra of plucked strings.
In years gone by, in the Gypsy cafes of Spain, especially before the revolution and civil war, I listened with appreciation, affection and, sometimes, awe to a number of celebrated flamenco guitarists. But in that kind of music I have never heard the equal of the man with the hands of silver.
The essence of flamenco music is the air of improvisation, even though the general lines of any one piece may have been performed innumerable times. A dancer steps forward into the middle of the circle and does her (or his) bit of bravura; then, when the theme changes, a singer takes up his almost wordless lament; in another theme a different dancer advances to the center; at times the guitarist alone performs while all the rest of the cuadro flamenco-the entire group of performers-clap hands, cry "Ole!" or other encouragements, and interpolate all sorts of remarks generally of an admiring nature.
But when some dancer, singer or guitarist surpasses all others, a greater emphasis is placed upon that artist-more time for solo work, more opportunity for bravura. Such a solo artist, such a diamond among lesser jewels, is the inspired guitarrista Manitas de Plata.
An artist like Manitas, knowing no formal music at all, has played the guitar since childhood and has, through sheer absorption, learned from the instrument everything it has to teach. That is the Gypsy way, that is Manitas' way-he lives in his music as the fish lives in the sea: it is another element, another language, which through his genius we are privileged to hear even when many of its mysteries are beyond easy comprehension.

For the technically minded:
The performances were recorded on American-built Ampex tape recorders. Model 350-2. Two machines were employed using half-inch tape and specially built two-track heads. The tape speed of the master was 30" per second. Fifty rolls of new Scotch low-noise tape were brought from New York. Four microphones-all Sony C-37A-were used for all the recording except for the saeta when only two were used. All the selections recorded were done in one "take"-in other words, there were no repeat performances-and those presented in this album are uncut and unedited.

THE SINGERS

José Reyes is a cousin of Manitas de Plata. He was born in 1930 at Nice and now resides in Arles with his wife and eight children. He has been a metalworker but now sells carpets. Occasionally, he sings with Manitas de Plata in cabarets.
Manero Ballardo is the son of Manitas de Plata. He was born in 1940 at Montpellier where he still lives. He works as a builder and sings only for his friends and family. He learned flamenco from his father and uncle.

Contenuto 1
Manitas de Plata 1st recording
ffp.txt - kb 1
Manitas de Plata 01 Alegrias clasicas.flac - kb 46746
Manitas de Plata 02 Seguiriyas.flac - kb 36924
Manitas de Plata 03 Farruca.flac - kb 21349
Manitas de Plata 04 Jota.flac - kb 28757
Manitas de Plata 05 Malaguenas flamencas.flac - kb 47786
Manitas de Plata 06 Soleares gitanas.flac - kb 35371
Manitas de Plata 07 Granadinas.flac - kb 32636
Manitas de Plata 08 Tarantas.flac - kb 43733
Manitas de Plata 09 Bulerias.flac - kb 22533
Manitas de Plata 10 Saeta.flac - kb 23209
Manitas de Plata 11 Levantes.flac - kb 53233
Manitas de Plata 12 Tarantas y bulerias.flac - kb 29760
Manitas de Plata 13 Moritas moras.flac - kb 95186
Manitas de Plata 14 Tarantas.flac - kb 32421
Manitas de Plata 15 Sevillanas.flac - kb 12963
Manitas de Plata 16 Fandangos.flac - kb 63982
Manitas de Plata 1st recording.txt - kb 2
Manitas de Plata notes.txt - kb 18
MdP00 Front cover.jpg - kb 400
MdP01.jpg - kb 168
MdP02.jpg - kb 501
MdP03 with Gitana.jpg - kb 162
MdP04 recording the jota.jpg - kb 244
MdP05 performing levantes.jpg - kb 301
MdP06 with Gypsy girl and father at session.jpg - kb 401
MdP07 at Gypsy festival.jpg - kb 190
MdP08 at Gypsy festival.jpg - kb 218
MdP09 at Gypsy festival.jpg - kb 282
MdP10 with Picasso.jpg - kb 255
MdP11 at Gypsy festival.jpg - kb 703
MdP12 with Picasso.jpg - kb 198
MdP13 Jose Reyes.jpg - kb 73
MdP14 Manero Ballardo.jpg - kb 78

This torrent is a complete transcription of a legendary and long out-of-print 3LP set released by Connoisseur Society Recordings in the early 1960s. This first-ever commercial recording of Manitas de Plata was recorded live in a medieval chapel in Arles, France over two nights, with an audience of Gypsies and friends to provide support and appreciation.

This is one of the most memorable recordings of flamenco guitar ever made. It is an exceptionally clear and detailed recording for its day, using 1/2" reel-to-reel tape running at 30" per second and four Sony C-37A microphones. The LPs from which these tracks were transcribed are in excellent condition, and the analog rig used to extract the sound from the grooves is near state-of-the-art. As a result, there is virtually no surface noise or tracking distortion, and finer resolution of detail than you may be accustomed to in LP transcriptions.

The torrent includes a text file containing the relevant notes from the booklet that came with the LP boxed set, and scans of the photos in the booklet, including two pictures of Manitas de Plata with an appreciative Pablo Picasso.

If you are burning these recordings to audio CDs, tracks 01-12 fit on one 80-minute CD and tracks 13-16 take up 39 minutes of another.

Equipment used for A/D conversion: Lyra Helikon phono cartridge, Linn LP12/Lingo turntable, Linn Ittok tonearm, Audioquest LeoPard tonearm cable, PS Audio PS2 preamplifier, Kimber PBJ interconnect, M-Audio Audiophile USB A/D converter.

01 - Alegrias clásicas [7:57]
02 - Seguiriyas [7:04]
03 - Tarruca [3:44]
04 - Jota [4:39]
05 - Malagueñas flamencas [8:55]
06 - Soleares gitanas [6:10]
07 - Granadinas [5:56]
08 - Tarantas [8:27]
09 - Bulerias [3:39]
10 - Saeta [4:05]
11 - Levantes [10:01]
12 - Tarantas y bulerias [5:02]
13 - Moritas Moras [19:16]
14 - Tarantas [5:52]
15 - Sevillanas [1:59]
16 - Fandangos [11:32]

NOTE: To the best of my knowledge, these recordings are currently out of print. If you know otherwise, please let me know ASAP, as I do not wish to deprive any artists of their much-deserved royalties.


Contenuto 2
Manitas De Plata - Live 1997
Manitas de Plata - Live tour 1997 - Fandango mio.mp3 - kb 4485
Manitas de Plata - Live tour 1997 - Galop.mp3 - kb 3654
Manitas de Plata - Live tour 1997 - Guitare I.mp3 - kb 4754
Manitas de Plata - Live tour 1997 - Guitare II.mp3 - kb 4204
Manitas de Plata - Live tour 1997 - Guitare III.mp3 - kb 3608
Manitas de Plata - Live tour 1997 - Guitare IV.mp3 - kb 2553
Manitas de Plata - Live tour 1997 - Guitare V.mp3 - kb 7067
Manitas de Plata - Live tour 1997 - Guitare VI.mp3 - kb 5721
Manitas de Plata - Live tour 1997 - Rumba catalane.mp3 - kb 1506
Manitas de Plata - Live tour 1997 - Sol del moro.mp3 - kb 3094
Manitas de Plata - Rumbas Gitanas.mp3 - kb 4600
Manitas De Plata - Sol gitano.mp3 - kb 5497
Dati tecnici:
Sample Rate : 44100 Hz
Channels : 2
Bitrate : 128 kbps
Codec : MP3
Codec Profile : MP3 CBR
Encoding : lossy
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Contenuto 3
Altri brani sparsi
Flamenco - Musique Gitane Manitas De Platas 15 - Hommage Sabicas.mp3 - kb 2557
FLAMENCO_manitas de plata - Alegrías del Cante.mp3 - 256 kbps - kb 6930
FLAMENCO_manitas de plata - Bella Gitana.mp3 - kb 3205
FLAMENCO_manitas de plata - Hermanitos Del Albaicín.mp3 - 160 kbps - kb 3823
FLAMENCO_manitas de plata - RUMBA De España.mp3 - kb 3272
FLAMENCO_manitas de plata - RUMBA De Los Tres Compañeros.mp3 - kb 2499
FLAMENCO_manitas de plata - RUMBA de Manitas.mp3 - 192 kbps - kb 3144
FLAMENCO_manitas de plata - RUMBA del Puente de Bannes.mp3 - kb 4195
FLAMENCO_manitas de plata - TARANTAS de Manero.mp3 - kb 7308
Guitare - Romane - Manitas de Platas.mp3 - kb 6987
Manitas de Plata - Feria Gitane - 04 - Soleil des Saintes-Maries.mp3 - kb 3934
Manitas de Plata - Guitarra De Camargue.mp3 - 160 kbps - kb 4207
Manitas De Platas - Galop de Camargue.mp3 - 195 kbps - kb 2794
Manitas de Platas -Theme Gitan.mp3 - 160 kbps - kb 13915
Manitas De Platas-Galop De Camargue.mp3 - 185 kbps - kb 2794
Dati tecnici:
Sample Rate : 44100 Hz
Channels : 2
Bitrate : 128 kbps (dove non indicato diversamente)
Codec : MP3
Codec Profile : MP3 CBR
Encoding : lossy
Tag Type : id3v2|id3v1
: joint stereo

Dimensione totale: 735 MB