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Flamenco culture originated in Andalusia ( Spain), but has since become one of the icons of Spanish music and even Spanish culture in general.
Flamenco performance by the La Primavera group
"Nuevo Flamenco", or New Flamenco, is a recent variant of Flamenco which has been influenced by modern musical genres, like rumba, salsa, pop, rock and jazzFor other article subjects named Jazz see jazz (disambiguation). Jazz is a musical art form characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms, and improvisation. It has been called the first original art form to develop in th.
Originally, flamenco consisted of unaccompanied singingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice. Air is expelled with the diaphragm as with ordinary breathing, and the pitch is altered with the vocal cords. With the lips closed, this is called humming. A piece of music that is sung is cal (cante). Later the songs were accompaniedIn music accompaniment is the art of playing along with a soloist or ensemble in a supporting manner. The term is also used to describe the music thus played. Accompaniment figures are gestures used repeatedly in the accompaniment, such as: Alberti bass a by flamenco guitarA classical guitar also called a Spanish guitar is a musical instrument from the guitar family. The classical guitar is distinguished by a number of features. It is an acoustic instrument. The sound is amplified by a sound box. It has six strings. A few c (toque), rhythmic hand clappingA clap is the sound made by striking together two flat surfaces, as in the body parts of humans or animals. Humans clap with the palms of their hands, often in a constant drone to express approval (see applause), but also in rhythm to match sounds in musi (palmas), rhythmic feet stamping and danceDance generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. Dance is also used to describe methods of non-verbal communication between humans or animals ( bee dance, mating dance (baile). The toque and baile are also often found without the cante, although the song remains at the heart of the flamenco tradition. More recently other instruments like the cajónA cajon (Spanish for 'crate', 'drawer', or 'box', pronounced 'ka. HONE') is a kind of box drum played by slapping. The cajon is thought to have originated in Peru. When West Africans were taken to be sold in port cities they, especially Angolons, were for (a wooden box used as a percussion instrument) and castanetsRenoir's 1909 painting Dancing girl with castanets The castanets are a percussion instrument ( idiophone), much used in Moorish music, Gypsy music, Spanish music and Latin American music. The instrument consists of a pair of concave shells joined on one e (castañuelas) have been introduced.