Flamenco: Fire and Grace

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Flamenco: Fire and Grace
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Compilation album by
Various artists
Released1996
Genre Flamenco
Length51:23
Label Narada Productions

Flamenco: Fire and Grace is the first flamenco collection from Narada Productions featuring some of flamenco's most prominent performers showcasing both instrumental and vocal. [1] [2] Its liner notes contains a romantic description of flamenco by Brook Zen and brief biographies of each performer as they appear in sequence.

Contents

Track listing

  1. Morí Soñando - Miguel de la Bastide – 4:53
  2. Callejón de las Canteras - Tomatito – 4:54
  3. Crisol - Enrique Morente – 4:42
  4. Buleriando - Moraito – 4:29
  5. Agüita Clara - Rafael Riqueni – 2:48
  6. A mi hijo Jonatán - El Viejín – 5:43
  7. Viajero - Miguel de la Bastide – 5:27
  8. Chicuelina - Rafael Riqueni – 3:18
  9. Voz de Referencia - Diego Carrasco – 2:48
  10. Caminillo Viejo - Tomatito – 4:16
  11. Tangos de la plaza - Enrique Morente – 3:19
  12. Into the Dark - Jesse Cook – 4:17

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