Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Flamenco

     Well there is a good chance that you haven't heard of it, I know I hadn't before I stumbled upon it but it seemed somewhat interesting so I looked into it. It is a old tradition that consists of much dancing, a lot of guitar playing, but most of all singing which is the most important part. Although the theme of the celebration can range from all kinds of feelings it comes from the gypsies and many sad versions of this celebration are due to the sufferings of these gypsy people.

       Of course this tradition has been changed as it traveled throughout Spain which is expected since no two places seem to have the exact same culture or traditions, but one part that remains is that while playing guitar and dancing are a big part of it singing remains the most important part of the celebration. This tradition started about 200 years ago by a gypsy people that were just expressing themselves. Song, dance and guitar are mixed into rhythms which are often made up on the spot. Flamenco can have any imaginable theme, from up to date stories, to politics, to love, to history, to humor, and so on. Often however, the tragic lyrics and tone of flamenco reflect the sufferings of the gypsy people from whom it originated. This tradition is interesting and it is cool to learn how and why it came to be. Although we don't even have anything close to this in the U.S. (outside Native American culture) it seems to me that it would be odd if we did.

Site: http://www.spain-info.com/Culture/flamenco.htm

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