Flamenco

(Flamenco, also translated as "Flamingo", "Flamenco"),

It is a kind of music originated from An art form including song, music and dance from the Andalucia region of southern Spain.

The formation of Flamenco was deeply influenced by the Moors and Jews in Andalusia, and also absorbed a large number of artistic elements from the Roma (Gypsies). Most of the famous contemporary flamenco dancers are Roma. As the Spanish government uses this to promote tourism, flamenco dance has become a representative of Spanish dance and even Spanish culture.

There are 50 types of flamenco music, each with its own rhythm pattern. Flamenco dance is an impromptu dance that has no fixed movements and relies entirely on the emotional interaction between the dancer, the singer, the accompanist, and the audience.

History:

Blas Infante in his book "The Origins of Flamenco and the Secrets of its Singing Style" (Orígenes de lo flamenco y Secreto del cante jondo) believes that the word "flamingo" comes from the Spanish Arabic fallah mengu, which means fleeing peasants. He believes that after the Christian forces defeated the Moors in Andalusia in the fifteenth century, many Moorish peasants mixed with the Roma to avoid being forced to leave their homes or convert to Christianity. Pretending to be Roma, they were able to continue their traditions, including singing.

At first flamenco only included flamenco a cappella singing, but later added flamenco guitar accompaniment, rhythmic clapping or tapping, and accompanying dance. Sometimes there is only flamenco dancing to guitar accompaniment, but singing remains at the heart of the flamenco tradition. Accompanying instruments in recent years have also included a percussive wooden box and castanets in the hands of the dancers.

Most of the details of the evolution of Flamenco cannot be verified. There are many reasons, such as its origin from the grassroots, its own differentiation, and the influence of Christian rulers on the Moors, Roma, and Jews. persecution, and traditions passed down orally by the Roma population.

A flamenco show in Seville, July 2005, when the armies of Queen Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon conquered the Moors in 1492 After the people in Granada, the last stronghold in Spain, they announced a policy of religious tolerance, and the Moors and Jews were able to surrender peacefully. However, the Inquisition later persuaded Isabella and Ferdinand to betray their faith and forced the Moors and Jews to either convert to Christianity or move to Africa. In 1499 alone, 50,000 Moors were forced to undergo baptism. So a large number of Moors, Jews, and Roma fled to the countryside and mountains. This is the soil from which flamenco art was formed.

Because of this, there is a lot of grief, struggle, hope, and pride in flamenco art. The natural, almost husky pronunciation of flamenco singers reflects the environment in which this art originated, and has also influenced other Spanish art forms.

In 1774, Flamenco appeared in writing for the first time. The period from 1869 to 1910 is known as the golden period of the development of flamenco. During this period, there were flamenco performances in many cafés. There is a clear difference between the dance steps of men and women: men focus on footwork and movement, while women focus on body language. At the same time, the flamenco guitar became a unique guitar, and musicians who specially composed music for flamenco emerged.