Sharing our Music

The other night at one of our shows, a man came up to the guitarist and me to thank us for our performance.  He proceeded to pull out a funeral program and told us that he had just buried his mother-in-law and was hoping we could play something that could be a celebration for someone who has passed.  We took a moment and then the guitarist started playing Lo Bueno y Lo Malo (The Good and the Bad) by Ray Heredia.  The song is about how he is tired of all the sadness and cruelty in the world, but also reminds himself that this precious life is slipping away.  It was a truly beautiful moment and besides it being a celebration for this man's loved one, I felt like we were celebrating life and the opportunity to do what we love for a living and share it with the world. I also feel like this man shared a gift with us.  He made me feel like my grandmother was speaking to me since I've been recently looking at using Flamenco for some sort of bereavement work. I am grateful this man let us in on a little piece of his life, that  his request inspired music, and I hope we in turn inspired him to keep celebrating the beauty of all we share in this world.  Whatever your song is, please share it.

Here I'll share  Duquende and Tomatito's cover of the song, that was shared by someone on You Tube.  I think the majority of the song is beautiful.  To be honest, I could do without the 80s-style sax solo in the middle, but I share it anyway, cos like the song implies, you must "take the good with the bad".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCYb0DuZ0pc