08-17-2004, 06:43 PM
The mysterious dance turns 500 (we think) this year...
From this months "Walrus:"
"If you head to Seville for the twenty fifth Flamenco festival, be prepared to stay: the celebration will last almost a month. The origins of Flamenco are as mysterious as the music and the dance; its invention is attributed to Spanish gypsies, with (perhaps) Moorish, Jewish, Indian, Egyptian and Roman influences.
Some argue the word "flamenco" comes from the gaudy costumes of Flemish courtiers to Spain's Charles V in the sixteenth century; others insist it derives from the arabic - fellah mangu - the labourer who sings or - felag mengu - a fugative peasant."
Thought that was cool,
...and stamp your feet for everyone.
From this months "Walrus:"
"If you head to Seville for the twenty fifth Flamenco festival, be prepared to stay: the celebration will last almost a month. The origins of Flamenco are as mysterious as the music and the dance; its invention is attributed to Spanish gypsies, with (perhaps) Moorish, Jewish, Indian, Egyptian and Roman influences.
Some argue the word "flamenco" comes from the gaudy costumes of Flemish courtiers to Spain's Charles V in the sixteenth century; others insist it derives from the arabic - fellah mangu - the labourer who sings or - felag mengu - a fugative peasant."
Thought that was cool,
...and stamp your feet for everyone.