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  New Flamenco
New Flamenco ("Nuevo Flamenco") is the name for a Flamenco music style, which is influenced by many different modern.
This Flamenco fusion style has its roots in the 1980s, when many younger flamenco artists were influenced by other musical genres from around the world.
The most important early pioneers of New Flamenco are the guitarist Paco de Lucia and singer Camarón de la Isla.
www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/n/ne/new_flamenco.html   (260 words)

  
 The New Yorker: PRINTABLES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Flamenco is thus very much like the jazz solo: it is both traditional and personal, but, above all, distilled—brief and heroic, like a speech by someone in the Iliad who is about to die.
The idea of transferring flamenco from the soloist to the ensemble is clearly to make it more splashy, and thus to lift the requirement of thorny concentration that was once imposed on the dancer and the audience.
Such flamenco shows, with their air of spontaneity and their fine solos bursting out and then going away, are worth remembering, for if I am not mistaken they will soon be erased in the march toward modernity or—let’s say it—salability.
www.newyorker.com /printables/critics/060306crda_dancing   (1533 words)

  
 Flamenco-world.com
Flamenco on foreign soil is a broad and diffuse topic, and any errors or misinterpretations are unintentional and are mine alone.
Flamenco cante is the most difficult of the three flamenco art forms for a foreigner to master.
The characteristic elements of flamenco are assimilated at such a young age that they are part of the performer¹s native experience, and quite naturally are part of the guitarist¹s expressive vocabulary.
flamenco-world.com /magazine/colab/foreign/foreign.htm   (4439 words)

  
 Flamenco in New York + NY Flamenco Festival ~ Performances for February 2007
Daughter of the famed singer Enrique Morente and dancer Aurora Carbonell, she is a celebrated new voice in flamenco who brings a fresh approach to this revered tradition.
Her company will perform the New York premiere of Una Mirada al Flamenco (A Look at Flamenco), which explores new concepts while maintaining the essence and integrity of flamenco; the show was a highlight of the Jerez Festival in 2005.
A master of all the traditional forms of flamenco, as well as an innovator, he is known for his emotional fervor and fiery brilliance.
www.flamencony.com   (1304 words)

  
 es flamenco - Flamenco without musical boundaries: rock, blues, rap, Brazilian music…, New Flamenco in the 1980s
Ketama were the figureheads of new flamenco in the 1980s.
Ketama complies with a number of features that are quite frequent with regards to the figures comprising the new flamenco scene: they often belong to great flamenco families, which is the reason why they have a good knowledge of orthodox flamenco as it has always been.
They were formed during the previous decade, but both bands have continued until the present with their characteristic gypsy rumba, a kind of flamenco rumba that is watered-down and blended with pop, that could be referred to as rumba-pop.
www.esflamenco.com /scripts/news/ennews.asp?frmIdPagina=325   (841 words)

  
 Flamenco Básico Guitar
However the primary role of the guitar in flamenco is as an accompanist, The guitarist's first job is to follow and support the singer and/or dancer.
The art of transcribing flamenco guitar music for yourself is so extraordinarily helpful for even the most beginning of beginner guitarists that we strongly recommended you start transcribing as soon as possible rather than learning from a book or studying transcriptions written out by others.
All you need to begin transcribing flamenco guitar is a basic understanding of the underlying form of the piece you're trying to learn, a basic knowledge of flamenco chords and scales as shown above, and lots and lots of patience.
www.mojacarflamenco.com /FB_For_Guitarists.html   (1577 words)

  
 Flamenco in New Orleans
Flamenco, the passionate and rhythmic Spanish gypsy dance, first came to New Orleans in 1969 according to Carlos Sanchez, the city’s preeminent world class flamenco guitarist.
Though flamenco has been performed in nearly every night club in the city, performances are often infrequent, requiring a keen eye on the entertainment listings.
Flamenco is a social dance, often the genesis for people to get together and show off their individual prowess of step and style, to laugh and tell stories, and of course drink lots of Rioja.
www.plunge.com /flamencostory.htm   (1304 words)

  
 Flamenco and Jazz - Identical Differences   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Flamenco purists claimed that you had to be a Gypsy to do flamenco.
Flamenco consists of some 20 distinct rhythmical and musical styles, and to be considered a competent flamenco, you must know the ropes.
He has led a whole new generation of flamencos into a new flamenco vocabulary, adding jazz chords and harmonies to the repertoire.
www.flamencoinc.org /id69.html   (801 words)

  
 New releases, Flamenco music 
Navajita is a band influenced by american rock and blues, also close to latin sounds, that is developing a peculiar style of flamenco flavoured songs quite acclaimed among the youngest audiences.This record includes rap, bulerías in a funky style, rock, and plenty of the artistry of Jerez (Cádiz), the land they come from.
Through his veins flow flamenco's rythm, perhaps better than anyone and he knows how to expertly combine other musical influences, such as Jazz, Rock and the Blues, whilst not losing the traditional sounds of...
New disc of Sevillanas of Maria del Monte.
www.flamencoexport.com /new-releases.html?pag=5   (475 words)

  
 Flamenco, old and new - The Boston Globe
Flamenco, which combines Arab, Jewish, Gypsy, and Spanish elements that developed in the southern region of Andalusia more than 200 years ago, has undergone enormous changes over the last 10 years.
As a result, flamenco's popularity has greatly increased in Spain, where many have had their fill of traditional flamenco and prefer new, more choreographed interpretations.
In ''Flamenco Directo," the widely praised work they'll present in Boston, they fuse the multiple dance styles they've been trained in: flamenco, ballet, jazz, classical Spanish, and modern dance.
www.boston.com /ae/theater_arts/articles/2006/01/26/flamenco_old_and_new/?page=2   (1075 words)

  
 NEW WORLD FLAMENCO FESTIVAL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
It is home to a truly vibrant community of flamenco artists and is the host of the Festival de Jerez held each spring, one of flamenco's most important events.
Israel Galván is often referred to as "the Nijinsky of flamenco" for his bold innovations and his willingness to experiment.
Born into a family of flamencos, he is part of the new generation of flamenco artists stretching the art form and expanding it to new audiences.
www.sfflamenco.com /features/NewWorldFest.html   (508 words)

  
 Flamenco
Flamenco is a generic term applied the body of music, song and dance normally associated with Andalucian Gypsies.
In the broader sense, flamenco is the Andalucian folk art of the poor.
Flamenco as we recognize it today is only around 200 years old but there is no doubt in my mind that it's incubation period stretches way back.
herso.freeservers.com /flamenco.html   (791 words)

  
 New flamenco, Flamenco music 
This album marked a new era on the career of this band formed by two brothers and a cousin brought up in Madrid who belong to an Andalucian family with a very strong flamenco background.
Flamenco is a very rich and very demanding art, and it is almost impossible to capture its vital flavor without years of training and experience.
Each song in Toma Ketama, is unmistakably grounded in flamenco, but the entire Latin music world is fair game as interpretations of the bolero, son montuno, samba, and salsa add upt to the sauce.
www.flamencoexport.com /new-flamenco.html?pag=3   (546 words)

  
 :: Flamenco Sound. Home. . Flamenco music, flameco cd, flamenco dance, flamenco chill, flamenco cds, flamenco shop, ...
Pitingo con habichuelas is the first disc of Pitingo, sponsored by legends of flamenco with the collaboration of: the Habichuela's family (Pepe et Juan Habichuela, Juan Carmona and Antonio Carmona), Javier Barón and Carmen Linares.
Estrella Morente sings and gives homage to 13 women of the twentieth century.'Mujeres', the third disc of her career, arrives after five years of silence.Flamenco 'has a better taste when it is done within the family, because we do not feel as good as when we are at home'.
It is a journey through his life and oeuvre, a close look at this brilliant cantaor (flamenco singer) who innovated flamenco, influenced the new generations and broke down social and artistic barriers.
www.flamencosound.com   (612 words)

  
 flamenco nyc - dionisia garcia
Dionisia Garcia studied at the prestigious Madrid flamenco studio, Amor de Dios, with Maria Magdalena, Tomas de Madrid, Carmela Greco and La Tati.
The French periodical, La Dauphine, acclaimed her performance of "the superb flamenco dance numbers of Soledad and Lupe Sino".
Dionisia García currently resides in New York City where she continues to both perform and teach the Art of Flamenco.
www.flamenco-nyc.com   (188 words)

  
 DCFlamenco - flamenco shows and classes in Washington DC - Lisner's Flamenco Festival 2007 Contes
I think that in the beginning, people love flamenco because they saw it somewhere or they heard about it and they feel it's going to be wonderful for them.
But then I have a touch of modern in my flamenco dancing and I'm trying to pass on to my [female] students to use more and more of their body, to dance more as a female and not to concentrate only on footwork.
Some of my DC flamenco friends went to the opening night of New York's Flamenco Festival this past Saturday to see and hear flamenco singer Estrella Morente.
www.dcflamenco.com   (3394 words)

  
 es flamenco - The first ones to discover fusion, The origins of new flamenco
Even cantaores (flamenco singers) who were raised as orthodox singers and those with a great mastery of pure flamenco have approached these genres, if not fusion, at least attempting to introduce some heterodoxy.
This new flamenco started up in the mid-1970s, during the final years of Franco's dictatorship and when a new historical period was beginning which, insofar as music was concerned, translated into a great effervescence, not just in flamenco.
Even electronic music has reached a considerable degree of fusion with flamenco, so much so that the blend has given rise to something that can almost be considered a new genre, flamenco chill, with Chambao leading the way and a number of recordings of flamenco chill sessions that is ever-rising.
www.esflamenco.com /scripts/news/ennews.asp?frmIdPagina=313   (617 words)

  
 Flamenco Buzz -- the latest announcements, reviews, photos and more from flamenco fans around the world
Guitarist Gino D'Auri was born in Rome, the grandson of a gypsy.
Their explosive and passionate expression of the art of flamenco is at once breathtaking, irreverent, surprising, and beautiful.
It is the policy of the Flamenco Buzz to ensure all appropriate credit is acknowledged to outside contributors and that no theft of "intellectual property" occurs.
www.flamencobuzz.net   (2021 words)

  
 The New Flamenco
They say flamenco was brought to Andalusia (southern Spain) by the Gypsies as a consequence of their migration from India in the 12th--14th centuries.
At times the new flamenco certainly seems to be just that.
Here the maestro (and he is the maestro) gives the listener a lesson in the main moods of flamenco, from the tango to the solea.
www.culturecourt.com /M/LR/newflamenco.htm   (1708 words)

  
 the new flamenco   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The classical flamenco man is usually portrayed with a fl suit and hat, with a white shirt and a red sash around their waist.
Any newcomer to flamenco may think it's all about the dance, but it is actually centered around the cante, and everyone in the artform compliment each other.
The dance is changing too, with flamenco dancers having experience in other dance forms like ballet and jazz, they are creating new variations to the dance steps and moves.
cslab.ac.aup.fr /~a41188/index.html   (314 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Guitar Greats: The Best of New Flamenco: Music: Armik,Liebert,Cook,Young & Rollins,Luis Villegas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Having witnessed the rise of Tango Nuevo, the refurbishing of Argentina's best-known native music by bandoneon maestro Astor Piazzolla, listeners might muse a bit that "New Flamenco" is an odd renovation to the Spanish guitar music's storied traditions.
Calling this crap "flamenco" is like calling a Beavis and Butthead movie "Shakespearean." But Beavis and Butthead don't have to misrepresent what they do in order to get their laughs.
Flamenco solo guitar has always been innovative ever since Ramon Montoya (the father of flamenco solo guitar) started to include classical guitar techniques in the beginning of the 1900s.
www.amazon.com /Guitar-Greats-Best-New-Flamenco/dp/B00004TZB2   (1302 words)

  
 Untitled
Of note was the impeccable choreography, which offered a new model for translating an intimate art form to a large audience.
She is an elegant, refined, yet gutsy dancer and choreographer who has made an indelible footprint in contemporary flamenco as well as the world of dance.
The Irvine Barclay Flamenco Festival is now one of the year's biggest events in Southern California, and Tuesday night’s blend of traditional flamenco and contemporary tap had all the promise of a sure-fire winner.
www.flamencobuzz.net /newworldreviews.html   (1503 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Gypsy Soul: New Flamenco: Music: Various Artists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Okay, this is not Flamenco, neither new nor old but it has the taste of passionate guitar playing.
This is not traditional flamenco, but rather a mixture of flamenco, Latin and jazz wrapped together to make for seventy-minutes of pure listening joy.
The flamenco style is definitely the overlying theme of the album filled with tremolos, rasgueos, glopes and lightning-fast runs.
www.amazon.com /Gypsy-Soul-Flamenco-Various-Artists/dp/B000006FCQ   (1309 words)

  
 flamenco ole! history
It is known for seeking and exploring new trends and influences in flamenco while celebrating the tradition of classical dance.
The new work premiered at the Mandell Theater at Drexel University in Philadelphia to sold-out houses.
Critics cheered the new work and how remarkably it showcased the talents of Flamenco Ole!'s dancers.
www.flamencoole.org   (468 words)

  
 Flamenco-Teacher.com - Flamenco guitar lessons, falsetas, and flamenco forum.
We are constantly adding new flamenco guitar lessons, so you can always look forward to learning something new.
Our falsetas section features user-contributed flamenco transcriptions from some of today's most exciting performers (including Paco de Lucia, Moraito, and Miguel de la Bastide), traditional falsetas from legendary flamenco guitarists such as Diego del Gastor, and original falsetas by contributors around the world.
Most of our new lessons will have a preview so you can find out more about the lesson before you pay for it.
www.flamenco-teacher.com   (246 words)

  
 Flamenco Dance Classes in Chicago
In October 2006, Rosetta and Flamenco Chicago were selected by the Chicago Tribune (from among all the flamenco teachers and organizations in Chicago) to teach one of the winners in the newspaper's "Dreamers" contest, which culminated in beautiful coverage of our studio and Fall flamenco show.
Basic IV -- at least 2 years of continuous and serious flamenco study (or instructor consent); students should be familiar with the rhythms of bulerias and alegrias or caracoles; heelwork should be clean and accurate.
She knows dance and music thoroughly from a technical perspective, and, in addition, she is able to clearly and concisely teach what she knows to students at all levels.
www.flamencochicago.com /classes/dance.htm   (2429 words)

  
 :: Flamenco Sound. Spanish Pop-Rock. .
It is possibly the best example in the whole history of late twentieth-century flamenco of what gypsy flamenco rock is. 'Blues de la Frontera' is considered one of the best records released in Spain in the 1980s, not only in terms of flamenco.
La Barbería del Sur lead the second wave of New flamenco bands and picked up right where Pata Negra and Ketama left off, bleding flamenco with other latin styles and jazz.
The member's deep flamenco roots and and their spontaneous sprinkles of jazz, latin and african rhythms yielded...
www.flamencosound.com /flamenco-music/spanish-pop-rock-en.html   (532 words)

  
 Flamenco Minnesota: A Society of the Flamenco Arts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Michael Hauser has been called, ’the Godfather of flamenco in the Twin Cities.“ Tammy Rogers sat down with the Godfather and wrote this short biography from their conversation.
Anda Flamenco also appeared at a press conference held by the new Mayor, R. Rybak, in late December, 2001 which was broadcast on local television news shows.
Pictured above is another venue featuring flamenco that has opened up this year (2001); it is the Loring Pasta Bar in Dinkytown on the Northern edge of the East Bank campus of the University of Minnesota.
www.flamencomn.org   (2754 words)

  
 Flamenco Glossary
For those new to Flamenco, here is a Flamenco glossary that describes words and phrases used.
The main characteristics of this style are the richness of its guitar accompaniment, the intricacy of the dancing, the demands of its difficult rhythm, and its lively sound.
However, unlike Soleares, it has a fast and lively rhythm - indeed, the fastest in all flamenco - and provides enormous scope for improvisation on the part of dancers, singers and guitarists.
www.flamenco.org /glossary.html   (959 words)

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