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Flamenco (Spanish pronunciation: [flaˈmeŋko]) is an art form based on the various folkloric music traditions of southern Spain, developed within the gitano subculture of the region of Andalusia, and also having historical presence in Extremadura and Murcia.
songs that originally came from a religious brotherhood who would go to prayers to the sound of handbells - hence the name, which means "bellringers" cantaor, cantaora flamenco singer (male, female); other singers are often called a 'cantantes' cante flamenco song; other (non-flamenco) songs are cantos cante pa'adelante
Rumba flamenca, also known as flamenco rumba or simply rumba (Spanish pronunciation:), is a palo (style) of flamenco music developed in Andalusia, Spain. It is known as one of the cantes de ida y vuelta (roundtrip songs), music which diverged in the new world, then returned to Spain in a new form. The genre originated in the 19th century in ...
In the 1970s and 80s, salsa, blues, rumba and other influences were added to flamenco, along with music from India. Ketama's 1988 debut, Ketama, was especially influential. At the beginning of the 1990s, the Madrid label Nuevos Medios became closely associated with the new flamenco fusion music, which came to be called nuevo flamenco.
Alboreá is a singing style whose name comes from alboradas singing which refers to albor ('dawn'). This singing has a Castilian origin. Alboreá is seldom part of flamenco recitals because there is superstition of bad luck should it be sung for anything that is not a gypsy wedding. It is usually sung in gypsy marriage rites and their lyrics ...
Taken from flamenco music are the melismas, tercios, and other flourishes. Although the saeta is one of the cantes a palo seco, the singer may also be accompanied, e.g., by beating drums, and horns. [11] Arabic and Hebraic origins have been proposed. [16] [17] Palos of flamenco adopted by the saeta include especially the siguiriyas and the ...
Castanets, also known as clackers or palillos, are a percussion instrument , used in Spanish, Calé, Moorish, [1] Ottoman, Italian, Mexican, Sephardic, Portuguese, Brazilian and Swiss music. In ancient Greece and ancient Rome there was a similar instrument called the crotalum .
Farruca (Spanish pronunciation:) is a form of flamenco music developed in the late 19th century. Classified as a cante chico , it is traditionally sung and danced by men. [ 1 ] Its origin is traditionally associated with Galicia , a region in northern Spain .