Flamenco is one of the great European nonacademic musical forms. More than simply a type of folk music, flamenco embodies a complex musical and cultural tradition. Although considered part of the culture of Spain in general, flamenco is really specifically a product and part of the culture of one region in Spain - Andalucia. There are many questions remaining about the roots of flamenco, but it is generally acknowledged that flamenco grew out of the unique interplay of native Spanish, Islamic, Sephardic, and Gypsy cultures that existed in Andalucia prior to and after the Reconquest. Once the seeds of flamenco were planted in Andalucia, it grew as a separate subculture, first centered in “baja” (lower) Andalucia, but soon spreading to the rest of Andalucia, incorporating and transforming local folk music forms.

Originally, flamenco consisted of unaccompanied singing (cante). Later, the songs were accompanied by flamenco guitar (toque), rhythmic hand clapping (palmas), rhythmic feet stomping (zapateado) and dance (baile). Toque and baile are also often found without the cante, although song remains at the heart of the flamenco tradition. More recently, other instruments have been introduced, such as the cajón (a wooden box used as a percussion instrument) and castanets (castañuelas). Recent research has shown that there was also a strong Sub-Saharan African influence, for example the African-derived zerembeque guards a tango compas. During the late-eighteenth to mid-nineteenth centuries, flamenco took on a number of unique characteristics which not only separated it from local folk music, but turned flamenco into a way of life centered around the music.

"Nuevo Flamenco", or New Flamenco, is a recent variant of flamenco which has been influenced by modern musical genres, like rumba, salsa, pop, rock and jazz.

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http://open.spotify.com/track/2rW50i41DfsKlqGYHMsTxV Spotify: Guillermo Cano, Flamenco – La Gaviota en La Orilla (Fandang.. - tweetify.info
tweetifydotinfo (tweetify) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:41:27 -0000
http://open.spotify.com/track/2rW50i41DfsKlqGYHMsTxV Spotify: Guillermo Cano, Flamenco – La Gaviota en La Orilla (Fandang.. - tweetify.info
Rally de MAÑANA (Sábado, 26 de diciembre) en el Muellecito (Playa de Flamenco) a las 11:30 am. Ven posición de... http://bit.ly/7qaBL9
gotoculebra (gotoculebra) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:39:06 -0000
Rally de MAÑANA (Sábado, 26 de diciembre) en el Muellecito (Playa de Flamenco) a las 11:30 am. Ven posición de... http://bit.ly/7qaBL9
http://open.spotify.com/track/2rW50i41DfsKlqGYHMsTxV Spotify: Guillermo Cano, Flamenco – La Gaviota en La Orilla (Fandangos Personales)
luismiglesias (Luis Miguel Iglesias) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:38:33 -0000
http://open.spotify.com/track/2rW50i41DfsKlqGYHMsTxV Spotify: Guillermo Cano, Flamenco – La Gaviota en La Orilla (Fandangos Personales)
Don't forget the Rally tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 11:30 a.m. at the Muellecito (Shark Pen area at Flamenco). ... http://bit.ly/4IdLx1
gotoculebra (gotoculebra) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:36:24 -0000
Don't forget the Rally tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 11:30 a.m. at the Muellecito (Shark Pen area at Flamenco). ... http://bit.ly/4IdLx1
Si tenemos en cuenta que este año me regalaron también una alicia en catalán, una en flamenco y me autoregalé un audiolibro...
mininacheshire (Minina de Cheshire) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:26:16 -0000
Si tenemos en cuenta que este año me regalaron también una alicia en catalán, una en flamenco y me autoregalé un audiolibro...
Si no eres WASP, no eres "americano" (http://bit.ly/4WOXz3). En España, si no te gusta el flamenco y los toros, eres un nacionalista :o
davidmtorres (David Miranda-Torres) Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:00:12 -0000
Si no eres WASP, no eres "americano" (http://bit.ly/4WOXz3). En España, si no te gusta el flamenco y los toros, eres un nacionalista :o

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