Paco de Lucia

  He was a composer of flamenco music, he was borned on 21 December 1947

 and he died on 25th of February .His real name was Francisco Sanchez Gomez.
 He was one of the first flamenco guitarists, played with a lot flamenco artists for example:               Camaron de la Isla, Malu, Santana, etc. He said some important phrases like:
"Only the poor copied. The geniuses steal."(Sólo los mediocres copian. Los genios roban.)
"The envelope can be important, the content should be."(El envoltorio puede ser importante, el contenido debe serlo.)

                       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2nLO46TzIM&spfreload=10

The drawer

The drawer is an instrument of Peruvian origin. Usually measured 47 cm high, a base of 35 cm by 20 cm and is made of wood. The origin was because spanish people invaded the Peruvians and not let them use drums, so Peruvians created this instrument. This percussion instrument is played with hands, giving blows to the front part. Usually accompanied by a guitar, dancers with heels and palms.
It is a curious instrument but with much rhythm.  

                                                                             

    

The easiest instrument to use in flamenco

Original: http://goo.gl/I2EWkA
Modified: http://goo.gl/gSPJU0

The fan in flamenco is an instrument, it's easy to use. Only move your arm harmonically. Usually people say "It isn't an instrument" but the sound that it makes is beautiful.

There is a video!

In my opinion this art is beautiful!

Thanks for reading!

The most typical Spanish art

1. Origins of Flamenco

The flamenco is typical of Spain and it is originally from Andalusia. There were muslims, jewish and cristians traditions but in the 15th century the Gypsies arrived to Spain so the result of this combination was the Flamenco.

2. The term 'Flamenco'

The word flamenco, was created in the 19th century. There isn't any certain way to know where it is from but there are some hypothesis:

- because of the bird.
- fellah-mangu: songs of peasants
- because its origin is in Flanders
- because the gypsies are also known as 'flamencos'

3. The protagonists of flamenco
 

In this photo we can see the singer (cantaor,cantaora), the guitar (tocaor,tocaora), the dancers (bailaor, bailaora) and the percusion (palmeros, cajón).

4. The map of the cantes

Lots of cantes and dances are associated to diferents provinces: in Malaga, Verdiales. In Seville, Sevillanas. In Cadiz, los Tanguillos de Cadiz. In Huelva, los fandangos de Huelva.

This song is Paco de Lucia- entre dos aguas.

In this page you can find a lot of things of flamenco.

http://www.deflamenco.com

This is all for today, I hope you enjoy. =) 

La Niña de la Puebla

 Her real name was Dolores Jimenez Alcantara. She was a flamenco singer and actress, too. She was born in Seville in the 28th of July of 1908 and she died in Malaga in the 14th of June of 1999. She had an especial characteristic: she was blind. She started her career at eigth years old, when she started studying music.

Her first concert was at the age of 20 and then she grow up.
Then the civil war started but this didn't stop her so she made tours around Spain.
She was married with Luquitas de Marchena and they had two children: Adelfa Soto and Pepe Soto.

When she was doing her last concert it ended fastly because she was ill, and after the concert she died.

Siempre Así

Siempre Así is a Espanish pop group founded in Seville in 1991. Siempre Así started for friendship between young group. The eight members of the group, including four singers, are Paola Prieto, Sandra Barón, Mati Carnerero, Rocío García Muñóz, Maite Parejo, Nacho Sabater, Ángel Rivas and Rafa Almarcha. They sang in the golden of "la infanta Cristina and Iñaki Urdangarín, Duquesa de Alba and Don Alfonso Díez". They have twelve albums in the market.