IT'S A "RUMBA FLAMENCA"

I dedicate “Noche Flamenca”
To a Gypsy soul born in Germany
Who’s music inspired me to do this project.
Werner K
From a Gypsy soul to another!
Elena
Noche Flamenca
"Flamenco" came to be synonymous   more...with "gitano" (gypsy) in Spanish Romany Argot.

Between 800 and 900 A.D., a large exodus of people occurred from the Punjabi region of India. These people are believed to be members of the Untouchables, a group within the Indian caste system comprised of animal traders and trainers, acrobats, dancers, musicians, palmists and metalworkers. These nomadic groups, generally referred to as Roman and/or gypsies, divided into two major migratory routes, the most traceable moving west across Asia and the European continent, including Spain. The first recorded account of Spanish Gitanos "Beticos" dates from 1447 in Barcelona.
During the Inquisition of the Reconquista, even this tolerance ended while gypsies from all over Spain were herded into "gitanerias" or ghettos. However unjust and cruel, this persecution and isolation was the very influence that safeguarded the purity of their music and dance within the family group. Finally, in 1782, the Leniency Edict of Charles III restored some measure of freedom to the Spanish gypsy and allowed this music and dance to be presented to and adopted by the general population of Spain. This resulted in a period of great exploration and evolution within the art form, which continues to this day.  less

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Flamenco guitar method vol 1 by G. Graf-Martinez - see: http://www.graf-martinez.com

With SARAH a "Madonne" and gypsies musicians