The seguiriya, one of the oldest flamenco styles
The seguiriya is one of the oldest flamenco styles that exist and a benchmark of the cantes jondos. It is a style that is characterized by having a dramatic tone and is considered as the basis of many current songs and dances. Also known as seguirilla, siguerilla or seguiriya, it is one of the pillars […]
What is flamenco art?
What is flamenco art? It seems a question with an easy answer, however, flamenco for many is more than just musical genre. Although from the point of view, let’s say ‘formal’ and resorting to the dictionary, it is defined as “said of a cultural manifestation or of its interpreter: of Andalusian popular character and often […]
Enjoy a flamenco show in a privileged environment in Seville
Seville is synonymous with flamenco. This city, cradled by the Guadalquivir, is a benchmark of Andalusian art, which is why when a visitor decides to spend a few days in the sevillian capital, they must include, in their cultural leisure agenda, enjoy a live flamenco show in a tablao from this city. They are places […]
Flamenco: keys to understanding this art
Flamenco is a very rich musical genre that combines a series of elements that characterize it and at the same time differentiate it from other musical styles. Resources such as palms, zapateado, castanets or flamenco cajón, add to singing, dancing and guitar to give life to a style that is recognized throughout the world. As […]
The lyrics of flamenco singing
Flamenco is much more than singing, dancing and guitar. It is tradition and culture and this is something that is even reflected in the lyrics of flamenco singing. This universal art is the result of miscegenation and, for many, it is also a way of life. This contact with everyday life, with feelings and emotions […]
The flamenco tablao in Seville, why should you visit one?
If you visit Seville, we recommend you enjoy Andalusian singing and dancing. Without a doubt, flamenco tablao in Seville is the best place to see a live show. A place impregnated with ‘duende’, in which art and tradition come together to the delight of our senses. The experience of attending a flamenco tablao is unique […]
The flamenco singing, how can we classify it?
Singing is one of the three fundamental elements in flamenco, together with dance and the guitar playing. If we take the RAE as a reference, flamenco singing defines it as “the agitated Andalusian song”, or the “most genuine Andalusian song, with a deep feeling”, also known as cante jondo. As with dance or guitar, flamenco […]
The flamenco guitar touch, what techniques are used?
In a show, dance, singing and flamenco guitar they are linked in perfect harmony offering flamenco in its purest and most authentic state. Seeing a performance, anyone would say that these three elements have always been together, that without one of them, this art is not understood, but the reality is that it has not […]
Origin of Flamenco in Andalusia: Seville, Granada and Jerez de la Frontera
The origin of flamenco in Andalusia is not entirely clear, but the idyll that this art maintains with this land, an idyll that comes from afar. There are those who indicate that flamenco comes from Islamic monochordic songs, while others attribute to the gypsies the introduction of this genre in Andalusian lands. The gypsies arrived […]
Flamenco in painting
Flamenco is an art that leaves no one indifferent. Throughout its history, it has drawn the attention of different artistic disciplines. From dance, singing and guitarrist we find multiple references in the cinema, literature, sculpture or painting, among others. Perhaps the closest link is that between flamenco and poetry, because it is implicit in the […]
