Inspiration Series: Flamenco for the Soul
Seis Cuerdas playing on Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, Photo: Nina Grenningloh
Celebrate the Little, Precious Moments
I have decided to start writing an inspiration series. I noticed that so many encounters go by unnoticed as we hurry through our daily routine. We might overhear someone telling a really funny joke while standing at a checkout line that makes us giggle; maybe we listen to an interesting interview on the radio while driving to work, or a great song; we might see a skateboarder doing a complicated trick on the sidewalk, or a stranger making us a compliment while we’re waiting at a red light. Whatever it is - we should not ignore the little, precious moments that we encounter every day. We should notice them, embrace them, and celebrate them! The truth is, these allegedly “unimportant” moments oftentimes make our day.
Seis Cuerdas - Flamenco Sound for Everyone
It so happend to me with these 2 brilliant flamenco guitar players who I ran into on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica a few days ago. Ezequiel and Martin Etcheverry, also known as Seis Cuerdas, were playing so magnificently and magically that I had to stop to listen. Their music immediately put me in this great summer mood, and images from Southern Spain, Andalusia, popped up in my head. While listening to the duo performing in a Santa Monica street, I suddenly found myself dreaming of a hot Spanish summer night. I imagined old men with wrinkled faces wearing tattered straw hats dawdling away in a sidewalk cafe. I thought of courting couples dancing the striking sevillanas at a fiesta. I imagined sipping a fruity sangria while enjoying a magical night of flamenco. Isn’t it amazing what two guitars played incredibly can do to you?
I have to give a shout out to Seis Cuerdas for not only stirring my imagination with their most magical flamenco sound, but for kindly sharing their music with so many passerbys. Gracias, merci, and dankeschön! You guys are an inspiration!
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