Michaelbee (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

That's not necessarily true. Many stories about Petenera are contradictory. What about "Paternera", the woman who settled in Paterna de la Ribera and who was claimed to have killed 2 of her lovers? Who knows that she was not a Gypsy. Many many Gypsies happen to have been Jewish or of Jewish origin. Since you're ineterested in Petenera, why don't you have a look at the musicfilmfactor[dot]com website. You're welcome to comment on our statements and make suggestions.

Isidoroespinosa (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

El cantaor es JOSÉ MENESE, uno de los mejores artistas del cante flamenco. La Petenera es un cante chico, pero JOSÉ MENESE lo interpreta con gran fuerza por lo que parece un cante grande.

jejoma122 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

yeah, this song doesn't have the dissonances that are extremely characteristic of gypsy compositions.

JamesCroak (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Impressive bit of knowledge. I personally tried to play a Petenera in front of some Gypsys and they refused saying it was too dangerous. They associate it with bad luck. That said the roots of flamenco are so mixed it would be impossible to say a particular song was this or that, generally speaking.

iraqizizou (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

magnifique!

zez2 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

grandisimo

Elpezquecamina (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Petenera is not gypsy, the roots are jewish. And it's only singed by non-gypsy (payos) singers.

Michaelbee (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

For all Petenera fans, YES to Linglingmama's comments! My father once performed a Petenera guitar/vocal solo at José Galván's studio in Sevilla and a few Gypsies present left the room until he was finished. Watch out for more Peteneras here on my Youtube channel: youtube/michaelmbrown. A 2-hour DVD dedicated to her is underway!

noemigelape (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Le plus belle que j'ai vue

sandrabr (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

la letra-Ay ay ay/Sentenciado estoy a muerte/si me ven hablar contigo/ya pueden los matadores/mare de mi corazón/ya pueden los matadores/a prevenir los cuchillos/Sentenciado estoy a muerte/si me ven hablar contigo - Ay! Firme yo como la piedra/tanto tormento y dolor/para que yo no lo sintiera/compañera de mis carnes, ay/para que yo no lo sintiera/ceidas en el corazón/ay es menester que tuviera(Esta letra lo tirei de la red net)Yo no hablo español!Disfrutem!