| Grupo Planeta Andalusia at the Foire de Paris part 1 Flamenco is a genre of music and dance which has its foundation in Andalusian music and in whose evolution Andalusian Gypsies played an important part. The cante (singing), toque (guitar playing), dance and palmas (handclaps) are the principal facets of flamenco. In recent years flamenco has become popular all over the world and is taught in many countries - in Japan flamenco is so popular there are more academies there than in Spain. On November 16, 2010, UNESCO declared Flamenco one of the Masterpieces of the oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. There are questions not only about the origins of flamenco, but also about the origins of the word itself. There are many theories, but no solid evidence for any of them. The word was not recorded until the late 18th century. George Borrow asserted the word flemenc [sic] is synonymous with "gypsy". Blas Infante suggests the word may derive from Andalusian Arabic fellah mengu, "Escapee Peasant". |
 Flamenco 1 |  Flamenco 2 |  Flamenco 3 |  Flamenco 4 |