Great among the great. And revolutionary among the revolutionaries. Flamenco piano
elevated to the status of myth far beyond orthodoxy, thanks to his fortunate and creative
blends with jazz and other genres.
Dorantes delves into the importance of one’s Identity as a fundamental
value for someone and for their harmonious relationship with the
world, into the importance of knowing who one is and “what one is
for”. Of the value of one’s Identity as a cohesive and communal
element. Of the value of "creation" and how it opens our minds and
makes us think. Of music and how it allows us to see the world in a
different way through the mind of the person who has created the work,
and how it unites people from a variety of backgrounds. Of developing
empathy, understanding and, above all, of allaying the fear of being
exposed.
From the dominant epic of his previous recording, La roda del viento,
the pianist, in his seventh solo recording, turns to the nakedness of the
solo piano that, inevitably, is filled with an enveloping lyricism. Two
elements come into play: memory as inspiration and improvisation as
a method. At the base, the music of flamenco styles as recognizable as
they are integrated into a higher aspiration: the communication of
vital experiences expressed with the language of soleá and bulería,
seguiriya, alegrías, tangos, rondeña and granaína. On his melodic
structures, Dorantes elaborates a discourse full of intimacy.