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gitano Info
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- A member of Spain's gypsy community. Gypsies often live in camps and retain their nomadic habits. They have preserved many of their customs and do not usually integrate into the mainstream of Spanish society. Their language is caló. Gypsies have been a great influence on flamenco, and many of the best performers are gypsies.
flamenco Info
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- Flamenco is performed in three forms: guitar, singing, and dancing. Its origins lie with the gypsies, and many of the best cantaores (flamenco singers), bailaores (dancers), and guitarists are gypsies. There are also Arabic and North African influences.
Modern flamenco blends traditional forms with rock, jazz, and salsa. Guitarists are soloists in their own right, not just accompanists. Most flamenco songs are folk songs, modified by oral tradition, on a wide range of subjects. The music and lyrics are improvised and never written down.
An integral part of traditional flamenco is the duende, the idea that the performer becomes inspired by the emotion of the music or dance. But as flamenco becomes commercialized, rehearsed performances are more likely than spontaneous music and dancing.
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Coincide con el desarrollo de la escuela flamenca.
oldcivilizations.wordpress.com Ahora me han ofrecido salir en un videoclip musical de un grupo flamenco.
theradicalkid.blogspot.com La evolución de la mezcla es continua; los átomos del flamenco y del rap se redistribuyen.
www.allmagazinespain.com Cigalita es nobleza, es luz, es naturalidad espontánea, es una buena sensación, es flamenco de caramelo, es una sonrisa a compás, es una noticia grata.
lahijadelespin.blogspot.com Se trató de un cine de verano, en el que se alternaron espectáculos de flamenco y representaciones de teatro.
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