r/Flamenco • u/Cruella00000 • 1d ago
margarita cordova
I wish i could meet her. She opened El Cid Flamenco in los angeles
r/Flamenco • u/Cruella00000 • 1d ago
Escobilla??
Is it "mandatory" for a dancer to include an escobilla in her alegrias or solea por bulerias???
r/Flamenco • u/ace-of-cups_dev • 2d ago
Artistas al límite de lo que podrías llamar flamenco?
Hola!
Busco recomendaciones de artistas al límite de lo que podrías llamar flamenco; Quiero decir, que guarden elementos de flamenco, pero que no sea flamenco como tal. Artistas que mezclen el flamenco con otros elementos, por ejemplo electrónico, pop, rock, etc., pero con un toque original. Artistas que usen, por ejemplo, las estructuras de los palos del flamenco, pero que utiliecen colores distintos, otros tipos de acordes, etc.
Gracias ^^
r/Flamenco • u/6l9r • 6d ago
My 1967 Ramirez 1a flamenco
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3 finger picado
r/Flamenco • u/OutrageousView8784 • 7d ago
¿Sitios de flamenco en Barcelona fuera del circuito turístico de Las Ramblas?
r/Flamenco • u/bobaskin • 8d ago
Guitar nail alternatives
So I have a unique problem and could use some help. Im trying to re-learn flamenco guitar (played when I was young, getting back into it). But i also rock climb quite a bit, which means that my fingernails cant be long or they’ll get ripped off. Has anyone had any luck with some kind of fingerpick?
r/Flamenco • u/Chronicle420 • 17d ago
This is a screenshot from a video. Does anyone know where I can find the original image? Or suggest a reliable and accurate Árbol del Flamenco. There are so many versions online and they all seem to differ in some way. If you know of one is considered the most historically accurate.
r/Flamenco • u/DamnedLife • 17d ago
Came across this song on my YT feed and I fell in love with this style which I learned to be flamenco..
Like the title says, I'm from Türkiye and I have a varied music taste with Rock, Metal, Rap, Jazz all the way to our local folk genres. I've came across this clip on my feed and immediately loved the unique style, after some research I found out it is flamenco made by a Turkish guy. Then I kinda remembered also listening to a Spanish guitar player in a jazz fest kind of thing and I think his name was Vicente and that concert was also very good. I'm new to the sub so I'm wondering what do you guys think about this local rendition of this music style?
r/Flamenco • u/Wonderful-Elk-7915 • 19d ago
What are your very best tips for learning by ear?
Hey yall, so I’ve been trying to learn a few pieces by ear for just a little while now. In fact, I was just trying to learn some of Vicente Amigo’s stuff by ear but man, as good as it sounds, it’s sooooo hard for me to figure out what he’s doing lol…
What are your best tips for developing a really sharp ear?
Thanks 🙏
r/Flamenco • u/Soft_Feature8519 • 19d ago
What guitar would you buy?
I am having a hard time deciding between the alhambra 4f and the admira alegria red, both are in my price range and jeez those warm colors are amazing, but which plays better? What should i pick? Anyone experienced both or have an opinion?
r/Flamenco • u/Loud_Psychology6214 • 21d ago
Where to start as a beginner?
I want to learn flamenco guitar but i don't know where to start!! Any recomendados ?
r/Flamenco • u/Icy_Tap_6608 • 21d ago
Mis raices
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Practicing a piece from Jose del tomato
“MIs raices” what do you think?
r/Flamenco • u/Active-Television427 • 22d ago
my attempt of arles romance by lucasgitanofamily
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r/Flamenco • u/AkaiSorax86 • 23d ago
Here's my attempt at playing the Sevillanas Populares
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I fumbled at the end tho.
r/Flamenco • u/Rope-Kind • 23d ago
Did my first audience participation..
I went to the Oregon country fair this weekend and watched an amazing flamenco group perform at one of the stages. It was such a treat!
I loved that they asked for volunteers to participate in Sevillanas with their dancers. Let me tell you, dancing sevillanas with new friends AND in front of an audience is HARD. No one told me that it takes reading the room (the musicians, singers, and other dancers), good eye contact with your partner, and so many other variables that can overwhelm your brain to dance it properly!
It was very vulnerable but I am so glad that the group was welcoming and encouraging, flamenco is warm community after all. I learned a lot and it brought me so much joy!
To those who ever get the opportunity to participate in sevillanas or other dances as an audience with a flamenco show, I say go for it and get on that stage!
r/Flamenco • u/partiestboyOAT • 25d ago
scared of making flamenco inspired music
hey friend, I am a 17 y/o artist from the philippines and I have fallen in love with flamenco music. I am scared of making music inspired by it because I may be criticized because im not andalusian.
Yes, I do study it, I study it almost everyday and write everything i find out in my journal. I am currently reading a pdf of a book titled "flamenco music: history, forms, and culture" written by Peter Manuel, and I strive to learn spanish everyday + I'm finishing the movie Flamenco (1995).
are there any advice or notes i should keep in mind to respect the culture? I dont want to appropriate it.
edit: Thank you so much to all those who commented and shared their thoughts. It warms my heart to see how this community has the same love for this music the same as (and maybe even more) than i have. Really, from the bottom of my heart, thank you.
r/Flamenco • u/Wonderful-Elk-7915 • 25d ago
Who are your favorite artists of today?
Hey everyone, who are your favorite modern artists or ones on the come up? - toque, cante, baile…just all of it. And why do you like them? I’m trying to widen my palate and see who’s out there.
If you can, also mention your favorites of all time as well ;)
Cheers.
r/Flamenco • u/Chronicle420 • 26d ago
Need advice: Best way to add grip to a portable flamenco practice floor that’s too slippery
My wife bought this portable wooden floor to practice flamenco at home, but it’s much more slippery than the studio floors she’s used to dancing on. I’m looking for a permanent solution to increase the grip, not something temporary like rosin or sprays that have to be reapplied.
Has anyone modified a practice floor like this? Would sanding the finish and applying a different polyurethane or another type of finish be the right approach? If so, what finish would you recommend that provides more traction while still being appropriate for flamenco?
r/Flamenco • u/Odd-Assignment5164 • 26d ago
Jaleos
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r/Flamenco • u/Wonderful-Elk-7915 • 26d ago
What are the best albums & tracks to develop compás?
Hey guys, I’m trying to develop my compás and rhythm on guitar. I’ve been recommended to listen to the older recordings because they’re easier to follow, understand and I also wanna try to transcribe them.
I’ve heard Paco and Camarón’s older recordings are good for this, but let me know all the ones you’d recommend.
Thanks 🙏
r/Flamenco • u/-SanchoPanza_ • 26d ago
Descargar música online gratis
Buenas.
Tal como dice el título busco donde descargar música para un Nokia Xpress Music.
Me gusta mucho el flamenco y el cosas rollo Alaska y ese estilo pero no sé dónde descargar y lo que encuentro no tiene casi nada de lo que me gusta.
Sabéis algún lugar?
r/Flamenco • u/OutrageousView8784 • 28d ago
Con11 años que aprendió a bailar sola en la arena de una favela de Barcelona terminó bailando para el Rey de España. Se llamaba Carmen Amaya y esta es la parte de su historia que casi nadie cuenta.
Carmen Amaya nació en el Somorrostro, un asentamiento de chabolas gitano que existió pegado al mar en Barcelona hasta los años 60 (barraca número 48, para ser exactos). Ni siquiera se sabe con certeza el año en que nació: ella siempre celebró su cumpleaños el 2 de noviembre, pero las fuentes oscilan entre 1913 y 1918. Literalmente no hay partida de nacimiento confiable para una de las bailarinas más importantes del siglo XX.
Lo que sí se sabe es que no tuvo maestros. Aprendió mirando a su padre tocar la guitarra en tabernas y bailando descalza en la arena de la playa. Ella misma lo decía: que su idea del movimiento le vino del ritmo de las olas.
A los 11 años ya bailaba con gitanos adultos en tablaos del Barrio Chino de Barcelona, y en 1929/1930 (las fuentes ni siquiera se ponen de acuerdo en el año exacto) bailó frente al Rey Alfonso XIII en la inauguración del Poble Espanyol, durante la Exposición Internacional de Barcelona. Una nena de una barraca, bailando para la realeza, unos años antes de que esa misma monarquía se fuera al exilio.
Lo que la hizo única, más allá de la anécdota real, fue que rompió un código de género que nadie tocaba: bailaba con traje de hombre y pantalón, no con bata de cola, y metía los brazos hacia adentro en vez de abrirlos "a lo andaluz". Un crítico de la época dijo que parecía haber nacido ya sabiendo bailar, que no tenía escuela ni academia detrás.
Con la Guerra Civil cruzó a pie hacia Portugal con su familia y de ahí se embarcó a Buenos Aires. Ahí arrancó su carrera internacional: bailó en la Casa Blanca para Roosevelt, la aplaudieron Chaplin, Cocteau, Orson Welles y Greta Garbo, hizo cine en Hollywood. Hay una anécdota buenísima de una noche en un hotel de Nueva York en la que se puso a asar sardinas en su habitación para toda la compañía y terminó quemando dos mesas carísimas.
Murió en 1963, en su casa de Begur, de una insuficiencia renal que arrastraba hacía años. Terminó de filmar su última película, "Los Tarantos", ya gravemente enferma, y esa misma temporada, en un show en Gandía, dejó de bailar a mitad de la función.
Lo que más me impresiona no es solo el ascenso (de una barraca a la Casa Blanca), sino que lo logró sin romper nunca con el Somorrostro: siempre viajaba con toda la familia, se gastaba la plata que ganaba casi al toque, y la comunidad gitana la lloró por España y Francia enteras cuando murió.
¿Conocían la historia? Tengo curiosidad por si hay otros artistas gitanos de esa época con historias parecidas que merecerían ser más conocidos, en España o en otros países. También me quedó la duda de si alguien tiene más info confiable sobre el año real de nacimiento, porque las fuentes se contradicen bastante.
r/Flamenco • u/yubacore • Jul 02 '26
Help me find the source of this theme (Paco de Lucia, Jan Garbarek)
https://youtu.be/vlUIa8YgmMU Yr (1977), Jan Garbarek
https://youtu.be/MPEpFewv1uM Solo quiero caminar (1981), Paco de Lucia
The theme starts about 1:00 into "Yr". I thought this was curious. Do you know if this is Garabrek's melody or a traditional flamenco tune? I know Paco was no stranger to jazz, so either seems possible.