Mas alla del Tiempo

“Más Allá del Tiempo” is a minimal piece, without a story line; just flamenco singing, guitar, and dance, although memories slip in from my youth, my family and from the traditions of Seville.”

“For me, there isn´t a before or after in flamenco, only moments. I believe that flamenco will continue to have its own time insofar as it continues to exist as a living art.”

“Más Allá del Tiempo” is a minimal piece, without a story line; just flamenco singing, guitar, and dance, although memories slip in from my youth, my family and from the traditions of Seville. Old, classic styles have been recollected which were in disuse, and I´ve given them a modern, more musical touch. There are, for example, musical elements from the time when my parents worked in the company of Juan Valderrama: malagueñas, fandangos of Pérez de Guzmán, of Gloria, and Pastora´s tangos. I have chosen saetas y peteneras in honor of my mother who often sang these styles in her repertory. Petenera is a beautiful style that hardly anyone dances. My intention is to look for the sense of beauty in things and not for the effects of force. Force should be interior.”

Source : Andrés Marín, Sevilla, January de 2002