Flamenco Regional and Ethnic Styles
Flamenco Regional and Ethnic Styles
Flamenco
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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- Sponsored by Sociedad Flamenco Cultural. Includes events, classes, resources, links, venues, guitarists and teachers in the greater San Diego, California area.
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- A directory of high quality Flamenco-related sites.
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- Flamenco music store and magazine, with introduction to the genre, news, events, interviews, and biographies of renowned guitarists and singers.
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- Streaming video lessons, transcriptions, articles, discussion forum, and a searchable archive of 30,000 previous discussions.
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- School of Flamenco in Seville, Andalucia, Spain. Dance, guitar and cante in a year round program.
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- Flamenco courses in Granada, Spain for dance and guitar. Carmen de las Cuevas is highly acclaimed in Andalusia as a place where professionals and enthusiasts come together.
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- Flamenco and classical scores for guitar, plus MP3s and RealVideo clips.
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- Information on festivals, schools, and workshops, plus dancewear and accessories for professionals and aficionados.
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- Dedicated to preserving the art and tradition of flamenco within New Mexico and the United States. With details of the "Festival Flamenco".
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- Flamenco magazine with insightful interviews, artist encyclopedia, biographies, events calendar, discussion forum, and flamenco music store.
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- A plethora of information and links to flamenco guitar/music resources covering history, transcriptions, artists, and associations.
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- 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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- 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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- A study of the flamenco guitar through recordings from 1909 to 1995. Collections of hundreds of falsetas from historical accompanists, in standard, tab, and cassette.
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- Independent music production recording facility in Granada, Spain. Artist information, biographies, photos, and MP3s.
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