00:00:04tita today we’re going to talk about
00:00:05flamenco flamenco is a fork are born in
00:00:12Spain more specifically from Andalusia
00:00:15it has been the way of expression of the
00:00:17poor and the oppressed as far back as
00:00:19the 16th century it’s a unique blend of
00:00:24four different ethnic groups the gypsies
00:00:26Muslims Jews and the indigenous and
00:00:30illusions it is passin by oral tradition
00:00:32flamenco is composed of three artistic
00:00:35elements the singing incanting the dance
00:00:41el baile and the guitar like Donna it is
00:00:46accompanied by Palmas or hand clapping
00:00:48the singer is the center of the flamenco
00:00:50group the dancer physically interprets
00:00:52the words and emotion of the singer and
00:00:54the guitarist provides the accompaniment
00:00:56to the singer and dancer even if they
00:01:00have a basic structure a language of
00:01:02their own the three members can
00:01:03improvise almost all the performance
00:01:08now in 2007 the flamenco it’s all around
00:01:13the world
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