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Café Cantantes

By miguel | May 7th, 2010

The cafés cantantes were places where the spectators could drink whilst they enjoyed the flamenco shows. These places were most popular between approximately the middle of the 19th century to the second decade of the twentieth.

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rasgueados

This is what makes flamenco what it is. Here are some ideas to help you start to develop your rasgueado.

Rasgueado is a percussive effect, so hit, don’t strum the strings. You are not playing folk guitar around the camp fire now !
Aim for the E’ string, even if you are playing all six strings.
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    2011 Bilbao
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