What is Flamenco?

• Folk art and culture from Spain (Andalusia)• Music and dance style• Expression of life /communication on the deepest, most

profound level. Characterized by passion and feeling• The musical outlet of the poor and oppressed• Influenced by 4 major cultures

• Gypsies• Moors, or Arabs• Jews• Indigenous Andalusians

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FLAMENCO

Bird Language of Belgium Culture

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ITS ORIGINS• Gypsies began to migrate into Europe from the Middle East

and northern Africa

• Brought their own styles of music and dance

• Earned money by performing trades such as storytelling, using

herbal medicine, and doing other odd jobs

• Between 1869-1910, flamenco music developed rapidly in

music cafés called « cafés cantantes »

• Nowadays Flamenco is not a synonym of Gypsy Culture

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Traditional flamenco costumes:

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WOMEN: Long, frilly bata de

cola dress Fan

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Men: - Flat Cordoban hat

-Tight trousers

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What is a Tablao?

• Tablaos are typical venues for flamenco performances

• Dancers interprets the words and emotion of the singer through

their movements

• These include percussive footwork and hand, arm and body

movements

• The guitarist provides the accompaniment to the singer and

dancer, accentuating his or her vocal lines and/or melodies

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Flamenco singers are known as cantaor (male)

or cantaora (female)

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Modern flamenco consists of three artistic elements:

• the singing (cante),

• the dance (baile) and

• the guitar (guitarra)

• In addition, there is often "palmas" or hand-clapping.

• It is similar to Jazz-there is a basic structure that one must follow, but at its

heart, it is an improvised form

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A dancer is a bailaor/a

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Most of the songs and dances are performed to the guitar of the tocaor/a

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Percussion in flamenco is provided by stamping feet …

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Clapping hands …

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And sometimes castanets

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Song types or Cantes of Flamenco

Cante Jondo

Cante Intermedio Cante Chico

Siguiriyas Bulerias AlegríasSoleares Tangos FandangosTientos FarrucaPeteneras Guajiras

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FLAMENCO FESTIVALS• 1st contest of Cante Jondo de Granada (since 1922)

• National context of Cante Flamenco (since1956)

• International Cante de las Minas festival. It is celebrated

every year in The Union (Region of Murcia). Its importance

and recognition are not only national, but also international

(every year since 1961)

• Biannual Flamenco Festival (2010, 2012, 2014…)

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Reknown artists

• Guitarrists• Paco de Lucía• Tomatito• Niño Miguel (Huelva)

• Dancers “Bailaor@s”• Sara Baras• Cristina Hoyos• Farruquito• Joaquín Cortes• Antonio Canales

• Singers “Cantaores”• Camarón• Miguel Poveda• José Mercé• Lola Flores• Estrella Morente• Niña Pastori• Diana Navarro• Pitingo (Ayamonte)• Arcángel (Huelva)

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José Mercé

Carmen Linares

Estrella Morente

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ON NOVEMBER 2010,THE UNESCO DECLARED THE FLAMENCO

INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGEOF HUMANITY

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