Flamenco Regional and Ethnic R Styles
Flamenco Regional and Ethnic R Styles
The roots of flamenco come from many sources: Morocco, Egypt, India, Pakistan, Greece, and other parts of the Near and Far East. The gypsies from the south of Spain created this music day by day since their arrival to Spain in the 15th century. It is believed that the word "flamenco" is a mis-pronunciation of the Arabic words "felag" (peasant) and "mengu" (fugitive). It is known that flamenco began to be used as a synonymous for "Andalucian gypsy" in the 18th century. Originally associated with music of Southern Spain, it is now popular throughout Spain, and artists can be found everywhere in the world. The basic flamenco ensemble consists of guitar, singer, and dancer. Additionally, singers will perform "palmas," a kind of precise rhythmic hand-clapping. Other instruments have been introduced into flamenco, including the cajón, flute, violin, bass, oud, and cello.
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Anda La Musica - Independent music production recording facility in Granada, Spain. Artist information, biographies, photos, and MP3s.
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Flamenco in Washington, DC - Information for the Washington DC area, including performances, classes and places to buy clothing, instruments, and music. Updated frequently by guitarist Michael Perez.
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Cristina Heeren Flamenco Foundation - School of Flamenco in Seville, Andalucia, Spain. Dance, guitar and cante in a year round program.
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Andalucia Spain: Flamenco - Information on festivals, schools, and workshops, plus dancewear and accessories for professionals and aficionados.
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Flamenco - A resource collecting writings on the history and current world of flamenco music, plus articles from the Dutch flamenco magazine, "Aficionao."
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Carmen de las Cuevas - Flamenco courses in Granada, Spain for dance and guitar. provides class calendar and course descriptions.
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Zambra - Flamenco magazine with insightful interviews, artist encyclopedia, biographies, events calendar, discussion forum, and flamenco music store.
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Flamenco World - Flamenco music store and magazine, with introduction to the genre, news, events, interviews, and biographies of renowned guitarists and singers.
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