Canyon Cody & Sean Dwyer
The film score is by Gnawledge, a collaboration between Canyon Cody “El Canyonazo,” and Sean Dwyer “Gnotes”.
The approach to composing the film score for “Kumpania Flamenco Los Angeles” was guided by their desire to find an organic balance between electronic and acoustic elements.
Drawing inspirations from Andalucia and Los Angeles, Gnawledge built the score upon Cody’s academic research as a Fulbright scholar in ethnomusicology studying the global roots of flamenco, with Gnotes’ experience as a touring rapper, global music producer, and flamenco guitar student.
Many of the songs were originally built within compas, a framework used as digital skeletons, later dissected and re-assembled during electronic elaboration.
These improvised vignettes were then developed into full songs with the collaboration of iconic Los Angeles flamenco artists, including Antonio De Jerez, Jose Tanaka, and Kai Narezo.
The unique characters of West Coast hip-hop and Southern Spanish cante jondo find common ground inside the Akai MPC, the Japanese digital sampler and drum machine used by Gnawledge to compose the film’s music.
Digital warbles, interwoven with rasqueados and alzapuas, crash through heavy drums flanked behind jaleos and tacones.
Opening “Kumpania Quejillo” by Antonio De Jerez
“Kumpania Lamento” sung by Antonio De Jerez
Siguiriya sung by Fernando de Malaga “El Roto” with Patric Oliver on percussion
“El Camino del Saz” written by Sean Dwyer and Canyon Cody
“Brook’s Zambra” written by Sean Dwyer, Canyon Cody and Kai Narezo, guitar by Kai Narezo
Syrian Chant & Arabic Percussion written by Sean Dwyer & Canyon Cody
“Where Do I Go?” written & performed by Antonio De Jerez
Una Noche Sin Luna written by Sean Dwyer, Canyon Cody & Antonio De Jerez, performed by Antonio De Jerez
Entre Medio written by Walter Molina, guitar by Walter Molina
Me Quedo Con Los Recuerdos (“Tinto”) written by Sean Dwyer, Canyon Cody, Antonio De Jerez and Jose Tanaka, sung by Antonio De Jerez, guitar by Jose Tanaka
Traditional Flamenco Improvisation Bulerias by Jose Tanaka, Kai Narezo and Gabriel Lautaro Osuna, sung by Gabriel Lautaro Osuna
La Andaluza Solea por Bulerias by Antonio Triana, Kai Narezo and Antonio De Jerez, sung by Antonio De Jerez
Kyoto written by Jose Tanaka, guitar by Jose Tanaka
En La Huerta Bamberas guitars by Antonio Triana and Kai Narezo, percussion by Joey Heredia
Te Llamas Maria sung by Rosa Marie Pratts
Esta Noche No Me Acuesto sung by Rosa Marie Pratts
Duende Solea guitars by Antonio Triana and Kai Narezo, percussion by Joey Heredia
Ya No Se Por Que Sera written by Sean Dwyer and Canyon Cody
Trinquete written by Sean Dwyer and Canyon Cody
Traditional Flamenco Improvisation Solea por Bulerias guitar by Kai Narezo, percussion by Joey Heredia
Traditional Flamenco Improvisation Buleria Moron guitar by Jose Tanaka
Osamu written by Jose Tanaka, guitar by Jose Tanaka
Traditional Flamenco Improvisation Granaina, guitar by Jose Tanaka
La Luna y El Rio – Solea written by Jose Tanaka, guitar by Jose Tanaka
Martinete sung by Gabriel Lautaro Osuna
Quejillo sung by Marysol Fuentes
Courage written by Jose Tanaka, guitar by Jose Tanaka
Traditional Flamenco Improvisation Solea por Bulerias guitars by Jose Tanaka, Kai Narezo and Gabriel Lautaro Osuna
El Tribunal De Dios Solea written by Paco Cortes, guitar by Kai Narezo
Callejon written by Sean Dwyer and Canyon Cody
Traditional Flamenco Improvisation Alegrias guitar by Kai Narezo, palmas by Antonio De Jerez, percussion by Gerardo Morales
Juerga Flamenca guitars by Antonio Triana and Kai Narezo, percussion by Joey Heredia, sung by Antonio De Jerez
Las Cadenas Del Pasado written by Sean Dwyer and Canyon Cody
El Espejo De Agua written by Sean Dwyer and Canyon Cody
El Eloj De Arena written by Sean Dwyer and Canyon Cody
Silencio guitar by Kai Narezo
Juerga sung by ‘El Yiyi” Francisco J. Orozco
Solo De Cante Rumba guitars by Antonio Triana and Kai Narezo, percussion by Joey Heredia, sung by Antonio De Jerez
Tacita De Plata Alegrias Guitars by Antonio Triana and Kai Narezo, percussion by Joey Heredia, sung by Antonio De Jerez
