Do you wonder where to go to learn about flamenco history? Flamenco singing? Flamenco styles? The terminology?
Below you’ll find a variety of resources to assist you on your quest for more flamenco knowledge. While I’ve grouped them by subject, many categories overlap, so I encourage you to explore across groupings.
Flamenco terms
There are many flamenco glossaries online. Here is my favorite from Oscar Nieto. Here is another from World Flamenco, and one more from El Mundo Flamenco. Finally, here is a glossary recommended to us by a young flamenco enthusiast, Mia.
Compás (Rhythm)
Ravenna Flamenco, a site geared toward guitarists, has flamenco metronomes where you can hear the different rhythms. Compás Flamenco provides explanations along with some audio examples. If you're interested in purchasing something, the Sólo Cómpas series is great for practicing, and there are many rhythm apps on the market as well.
Palos (Styles)
Studio Flamenco offers in-depth explanations complete with examples of a variety of forms.
Cante (Singing)
You can read more about the different types of cante here. And here is a great introduction to flamenco with a focus on cante and rhythm from Alfonso Cid. You may listen to examples of the different cantes through the Instituto Andaluz del Flamenco here.* Flamenco Viejo provides a wealth of information in Spanish about the history behind different styles of cante and singers.
History
Many of the above links provide historical info. This article from andalucia.com discusses flamenco in general and its origins, and this is a quick read from the Economist on the history of flamenco and where it's going. Horizonte Flamenco offers extensive articles on the history of flamenco in Spanish.
General Info
You can learn a lot at Andalucia.com and from the Instituto Andaluz del Flamenco. Flamencopolis offers in-depth information in Spanish about different types of carte, forms, history, and more, and it is approved by Concha Jareño herself and Jorge el Pisao. For some basics, check out my articles, The Five Elements of Flamenco and The Structure of Bulerías.
Learning more
Didáctica del Flamenco from the Centro Andalúz de Flamenco is a resource that offers online “lessons” complete with questions for the student.
Watching & listening
Click here for a list, and find lots of videos here.
(If you are looking for a video example of something specific you can do a search on this site by typing “video + …” in the search bar on this site. For example if you are looking for examples of alegrías type “video + alegrías” into the search bar, or if you are looking for examples of Manuel Liñan type “video + Manuel Liñan” etc.)
And, of course, there are tons of flamenco videos on YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, etc.
Here are some favorite dance videos: 25 Videos, 40 Videos, 21 Videos, Ten Flamenco Videos, Five Flamenco Dance Videos, Seven Bulerías Videos, Five More Flamenco Dance Videos, Five Classic Flamenco Dance Videos, Five Flamenco Videos, 15 Flamenco Videos, Flamenco Dance Videos for You, Five Bulerias Videos, Six Videos of Manolete,
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Online flamenco dance learning
Access FREE quick and dirty flamenco dance tutorials here.
And here you can browse through posts that include activities you can do from home. If you’re looking for something more structured, check out our current online class offerings here or this article about Where to Study Flamenco Dance Online.
Letras (flamenco song verses) in Spanish & English
Click here to access flamenco verses with translations by palo (style).
Toma Flamenco also offers has an abundance of letras here.
How-To posts
Click here for instructional articles and here for video dance tutorials on this site. You will also find a lot from Rina Orellana and many others online.
Interviews
Click here for interviews with professional flamenco artists.
Sevillanas steps
Click here for the steps and explanations
What do I need to know before attending a class?
Click here for some Frequently Asked Questions
Still want more but not sure what you want?
Check out My Top 25 Favorite Flamenco Blog Posts up to March 2018 from this site.
There you have it, some of my go-to sources for flamenco information …
Do you have a resource to add to the list?
Please leave a comment here and let me know what it is!
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*The site for the Instituto Andaluz del Flamenco is not very user friendly, but you can put “Instituto Andaluz del Flamenco” and the palo you want to hear into a Google search, and it will guide you to the appropriate page.