Castanets

 

 

          Castanets is a instrument the percussion. This wood's instrument is compound for two pieces

   the wood united for one cord. This instrument is more well know in Andalusia, this       

instrument is used in flamenco dance for give more rhythm at dance. The Phoenician 

           created the  castanets. The castanets have a forme the shell. The castanets become a essential 

        instruments in flamenco. This instrument have a different colours, but normally is brown. In 

     the  video you can see Inma Gonzalez. She is a important spanish artist in the flamenco,     

          she play very good the castanets

       

The art and the instrument

The flamenco. They people say it is an art, the experts say it was born in Andalucia in the middle of the XIX century, although some people think, that it is a lot older, and has Arabians and Indians origins.

Now I am going to explain that there are different types of Flamenco like the ``soleares, seguidillas, bulerías, etc...´´.

In this art there are flamenco dancer, like Joaquin Cortés, guitar players, like Paco de Lucía. and also flamenco singers like Pepe de Marchena.

With time the flamenco has changed and has fusioned with other kind of music like the Rock of Ketama.

And here you have a photo of Joaquin Cortes dancing:

A very important instrument specially for the flamenco dancer of Sevillana are the castanets. It is a percussion instrument.

It is made of walnut wood, ebony wood, etc... against wood harder the better.

You play them with your fingers hitting each other, and like, the wikipedia says: `` is known to the Phoenicians 3000 years ago´´.

One of the best that played the castanets was Carmen Amaya, flamenco singer and flamenco dancer. 

Here you have a video of Carmen Amaya dancing flamenco with castanets:

 

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