Description
This definitive work on the contribution of the Gypsies to the development of flamenco traces their influences on music from their long migration from India, through Iran, Turkey, Greece, and Hungary, to their persecution in Spain. This new updated edition provides fuller explanations of some of the technical terms and an invaluable biographical dictionary of 200 of the foremost Gypsy flamenco artists from its origins to the present day, as well as a discography and videography.
About the Author
Bernard Leblon, retired professor of Hispanic studies at the University of Perpignan, is a member of the Andalusian Flamenco Foundation, a member of the Gypsy Research Centre of the Universit+ Ren+ Descartes, and of its associated Research Group on European Gypsy History. His first work on flamenco, Gypsy Music Styles and Flamenco was awarded the 1988 Andalusian Flamenco Foundation prize.
Book Information
ISBN 9781902806051
Author Bernard Leblon
Format Paperback
Page Count 160
Imprint University of Hertfordshire Press
Publisher University of Hertfordshire Press
Weight(grams) 333g
About the Author
Bernard Leblon, retired professor of Hispanic studies at the University of Perpignan, is a member of the Andalusian Flamenco Foundation, a member of the Gypsy Research Centre of the Universit+ Ren+ Descartes, and of its associated Research Group on European Gypsy History. His first work on flamenco, Gypsy Music Styles and Flamenco was awarded the 1988 Andalusian Flamenco Foundation prize.
Book Information
ISBN 9781902806051
Author Bernard Leblon
Format Paperback
Page Count 160
Imprint University of Hertfordshire Press
Publisher University of Hertfordshire Press
Weight(grams) 333g
