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Flamenco in Spain Overview |
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| Flamenco is an authentic Southern Spanish
art form that is recognised worldwide, as one of the country's main
national symbols. Various folklore traditions are reflected in the
Cante, or song, Baile, or dance and Guitarra, or guitar performances
that combine to create the most colourful, exciting and provocative
art produced in Western Europe. |
| The Iberian Peninsula has been dominated
by a number of diverse cultures and civilizations during its long
and rich history that have influenced Flamenco, to some degree. |
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In the 15th Century, following the Christian re-conquest,
a number of distinct factions were united in their escape from
persecution by the Crown including Muslims, gypsies and Jews exiled
from Granada. The original forms of Flamenco were created and
developed from this dissident environment of forced exile on such
disparate groups who found refuge amongst the small mountain communities
spread across southern Spain.
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| The synthesis of these dynamic cultures with indigenous
ancient Andalusian folk traditions continued to be modified and refined
over time to reach the definitive Flamenco style, as it is recognised
today. During the late 18th and early 19th Centuries Flamenco began
to develop into a popular cultural phenomenon. Reports referring to
the style appeared for the first time in literature, Baile began to
hold a firm position in ballrooms throughout southern Spain and the
first Flamenco schools were created in Cádiz, Jerez de la Frontera
and Seville. |
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The growth and spread of this gorgeously addictive
rhythmic form continued throughout the 19th Century, with the period
from 1869 to 1910 known in Spain as The Golden Age of Flamenco.
During this time Flamenco emerged as a major public attraction performed
at cafés cantantes within the grassroots communities of the province.
The first cafés cantantes opened in 1842 in Seville and by the 1860s
they were established in all the major cities of Andalucia and across
Spain providing the opportunity for artists and audience to express
the melody and linked emotions that denote Flamenco. |
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See also:-
Flamenco Dance
Flamenco Song |
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Flamenco in Spain
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