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Flamenco: listening to song, guitar and dance

An introduction to hearing how voice, rhythm and movement work together in flamenco performance.

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Follow the exchange

Listen to the relationship between the singer, guitar and rhythmic accompaniment. A solo passage and an ensemble response have different functions within a performance.

Credit the performance

Keep performers’ names and the recording context attached to a clip. Avoid inferring an artist’s identity, origin or training from appearance or a filename.

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