Why is the Andalusian typical song and dance called "Flamenco", if the region of Flanders is located all the way in Belgium? Does it have anything to do with the historic period of the Spanish Netherlands? !No Stupid Questions
Of course, my question is how did it jump from "person from Flanders" to "bird that isn't even native to Flanders" to "typical song and dance of a land that is several countries away from Flanders"?
It's not really clear the origin of the name Flamenco for this music genre and it's relatively a recent name, XIX century, for a kind of music that existed long before. One hipótesis is the music came from Flanders during the reign of Carlos V. I prefer the simpler version stating that Flamenco is the word used in Andalucía to refer to Gypsy people; this genre and much of the southern Spain culture is clearly influenced by gypsy culture.
nocturne
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in reply to Carlos Solís • • •One hipótesis is the music came from Flanders during the reign of Carlos V.
I prefer the simpler version stating that Flamenco is the word used in Andalucía to refer to Gypsy people; this genre and much of the southern Spain culture is clearly influenced by gypsy culture.
Carlos Solís
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