Various Artists – ‘Flamenco: Pasión En Peligro’ [Album Review]

Flamenco: Pasión En Peligro, which translates to Flamenco: Passion In Danger, is the soundtrack to the upcoming award-winning documentary produced by Madeleine Y. Gomez. The documentary explores the culture, music, and artists of the Flamenco art form, avoiding the ersatz, commercialized versions of Flamenco marketed to tourists. According to Gomez, “These canned versions are arguably not Flamenco. The costumes, the hair combs, the footwork, the castanets, the excitement will always be part of the beauty of Flamenco, but we must never forget that Flamenco Puro is so much more than that.” Developed in Andalusia (southern Spain), Flamenco comprises three components: cante (song), toque (guitar) and baile (dance). Because of its dramatic effect, many presume the dance is the focal point of Fl...

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