Flamenco Coast

Spanish Dancer, John Singer Sargent 1881

About Flamenco ...

Flamenco ... a blend of traditional Andalusian Moorish, Jewish and Gypsy cultures... the memories of Seville, Cádiz, Granada, Málaga. The music of southern Spain.

The dancers - colourful costumes, forceful improvised rhythms...
complex, graceful, slow dark expressions of deep emotion and profound thought

... and then, fast, furious Tangos, Rumbas, Fandangos, the emotional sweep of arms...
rhythmic percussive footwork, castanets clicking rapidly, folding fans, a stunning evocative visual, musical breath of life.

The heart of flamenco -- the beautiful songs and poems of Andalusian poets...
Federico Garcia Lorca .... the traditional: alegrías, romera, caracoles, soleares, bulerias...
romantic, exciting, and always, the compelling strum of the flamenco guitar, relentless...