Spanish flamenco Road: the search for Carmen.

Mention of flamenco, people often think of Spanish Dance flamenco dance, passionate, beautiful. In fact, flamenco history was originally a cappella, then add the guitar accompaniment, and rhythmic clapping or tap, and accompanied by dance. Among them, singing is the core of the traditional flamenco.

Flamenco actress

When watching flamenco, the audience will often find the heroine woebegone expression. It is also associated with history, think in the works of Blas Infante "origin and singing style of flamenco secret", "flamenco" comes from the Spanish Arabic fellah Mengu, namely the fugitive peasants. Flamenco originated from the toiling masses, they have Moorish, Jews, roma...... In 1492, the Castilian conquest of the Moors in Spain: the last bastion of granada. Although the announced policy of religious tolerance, but soon after and treachery, forced the moors and Jews to either convert to Christianity, or leave spain. "The fugitive peasants" who endure conquered and deceived the pain, and some were forced to convert to Christianity and give up their religion, but also have a large number of the conquered country and fled into the mountains, perhaps this is the flamenco art form of the soil. Because of this, many tragic elements in flamenco Art: pain, struggle, hope and so on. The most emotional catharsis performance, easier to let the audience infection, resonate.

Today, there have been many large flamenco show, some extremely gorgeous stage. In fact, flamenco art from the bar, coffee shop, today there are many folk local performance. When the stage performers play, under Taiwan will also have the audience shouting "Ou le" (Ol), or follow the rhythm of clapping. Table usually has a guitarist, singer, dancer, and sometimes beat the man. Often at the end of the day, will have the audience to stand together.

Fluttering skirts

As the world's intangible cultural heritage, flamenco culture gradually carry forward, as the main origin of the art of southern Spain in Andalusia, capital of Seville, in September 3rd -30 day will be held once every two years flamenco Festival (www.labienal.com), to have many outstanding actor debut, the festival will bring a grand carnival.

The pub is usually the flamenco lovers paradise

When we went a trip to Spain, might as well follow a flamenco Road, appreciate the art at the same time, can also look at the ancient customs. Leave BC Roman aqueduct, Arabs palace, also has Picasso, Gaudi king of art, also have Real Madrid, Barcelona two the fate of the football team. Sometimes such as fast-paced dance crazy tap your release, also playing guitar as small as water meditation slowly forget god. Remember to say "Oh". (this article prohibits any media Reprint)

Master of the house

In Seville the birthplace of flamenco music, a hotel should not miss, can consider to stay here. Junction which is located in Seville, Santa Cruz and San Catalina area, only a close and Santa Catalina cathedral. "Master home". It is called "masters", because this was built in the middle of the nineteenth Century, with bright yellow walls and traditional black iron gate apartments, Seville was once a flamenco guitarist Nino Ligado (Nino Ricardo) home, the family overhaul rebuilt into a flamenco theme hotel, with Lijiaduo my portrait brass street signs, still hanging on the wall of the hotel. When the guests along the old narrow creaking wooden staircase, you will find 11 rooms are named after famous flamenco master in the history of Seville. Born in 1904, died in 1974, with Nino, is trying to get rid of flamenco music into slums, in good taste and to obtain the world's agitation period.

Text / chart Chi Xuesong