Flamenco is not just a music of southern Spain, as is generally believed. More than that, it is a way of life that influences the daily activities of the southern Spaniard. One does not have to be a performer of flamenco to be a flamenco: a flamenco is anyone who is emotionally and actively involved in this unique philosophy. For this reason, no book is complete in dealing with the art of flamenco alone, for the art of flamenco is merely the outward expression of the flamenco way of life. The reader must also be made to understand something of its creators and perpetuators, and their philosophies, attitudes, customs, beliefs, likes and dislikes. It is necessary to understand not only what flamenco is, but why it is what it is.
With this objective in mind, I present the following experiences and essays as an introduction to a study of this fascinating but little understood art.
Author(s): Donn E. Pohren
Publisher: Editorial Jerez Industrial
Year: 1962
Language: English
Commentary: https://archive.org/details/artofflamenco00pohr
Pages: 247
City: Jerez De La Frontera
Forward 9
PART I: THE PHILOSOPHY OF FLAMENCO 11
Introduction 13
Donkey Back 15
Juerga 26
Flamenco and the Bullfight 30
Gypsies 33
Progress 36
PART II: THE ART OF FLAMENCO 37
Origin and Background 39
What is Flamenco? 42
The Song 48
The Dance 56
The Guitar 66
The Jaleo 76
Reciting 77
Flamenco and the Non-Spaniard 78
The Cante and the Non-Spaniard 79
The Baile and the Non-Spaniard 81
The Toque and the Non-Spaniard 83
Hard Times and Renewed Hope 87
PART III: ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FLAMENCO 95
Discussion of the Verses of the Cante 97
Genealogy of Cante Flamenco 99
Encyclopedia index 101
Encyclopedia proper 103
PART IV: APPENDICES 133
1.—Breakdown of the Cante, Baile, and Toque 155
2.—Outstanding Flamenco Artists 159
Singers 159
Dancers 161
Guitarists 163
3.—Flamenco Records of Special Interest 166
4.—Commercial Flamenco Establishments 173
Within Spain 174
Outside of Spain 179
5.—Private Juergas 181
6,—Flamenco Contests 185
Concurso Nacional de Cante Jondo 185
La Llave de Oro del Cante 188
I Concurso Internacional de Arte Flamenco 190
7.—Learning Flamenco 197
8.—Buying a Guitar 199
Glossary 205
Photographs follow pages 8, 32, 64, 88, and 152.
