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RE: Weekend-engagement week 18: Your music groove

in Weekend Experiences4 years ago

Oh, yes.
bolero.
I learned about the classical one from a 1957 Cantinflas movie, of all places (Mario Moreno, a.k.a Cantinflas, was a Mexican actor and humorist who satirized Ravel's piece and called it Raquel, his love interest in the movie). The movie is fun to watch and Cantinflas dancing of the classical melody is just hillarious.
I like this rendition of Ravel's Boléro by Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel

@carmenm20 (just a couple of comments down here) posted one of the best examples of latin american

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That is so beautiful. I am at peace with the world having watched!

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