Global Ginga Presents.......David Mclean!
What? Flamenco made in Oakland, California? Meet David Mclean. From the flamenco masters in Granada, Spain to the surprisingly robust flamenco scene in Oakland CA, Mclean has been honing his flamenco guitar and compositional skills to a high sheen. They’re both in strong form on Te Canto Colores, the guitarist’s newest collection of original compositions for the guitar and varied small ensembles featuring guitar and percussion, with vocals and bass gracing different spots on the album to provide startlingly different textures and effects. Although at a casual listen the recording may speak of traditional flamenco, the careful listener will discern many deeper influences and streams. The combination of blazing guitar runs, propulsive hand claps (palmas), wailing vocals (cante), percussive footwork, and passionately defiant gestures (baile) flows from a worldview that transforms everyday struggles into exquisite, strikingly cathartic expression.
A sought-after flamenco composer and player on the West Coast, McLean was recently commissioned to play for an AguaClara Flamenco performance at the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival’s 40th anniversary. David has also created music for many stage performances with La Tania, Melissa Cruz, Fanny Ara, Theatre Flamenco, Caminos Flamencos, AguaClara Flamenco, and many others.
Global Ginga Presents.......David Mclean!
