DESCRIPTION:
In this selection you will hear the feel of Arabic/Spanish influence in flamenco. For 800 years, region of southern spain were ruled by the Moors from North Africa, until they were driven out by the campaigns of Isabel and Ferdinand in 1492. This composition "Lagrimas de Granada", was inspired by the last Arabic king who abondaned the city of Granada because it could not be saved from takeover by Christian armies. Legends says that while fleeing to the outskirts of the city, the King,Abu 'Abd Allah-known in spain as Boabdil "el chico" -- wept while being admonished by his old nursemaid : "You cry like a child for what you could not defend as a man"
Juan Serrano