(noticia) The Fusion Of Flamenco Natyam

Flamenco returns to its Indian roots.

Rajlika Puri and La Conja
By:
Richa Gulati

A skirt's ruffle swirls in a smoky bar's haze. Percussive feet punctuate the sound of melancholy guitars. The scene is commonplace sight in Madrid's many flamenco bars, but tonight's show is some 5,000 miles away from Spain, in one of Delhi's swankier hotels. At first blush, this Spanish dance seems alien to its Delhi audience. But tonight's dancers are performing in a city that, unbeknownst to many, is close to flamenco's original Indian roots.

Flamenco is commonly associated with the sultry landscape of southern Spain. But the songs that are the roots of flamenco are believed to come from the arid plains of northern India. Although there is little consensus among historians on the origins of flamenco, many trace it to a group that migrated from north India across Europe some 1,000 years ago. This nomadic group called itself the Roma, although they are often dubbed "gypsies" in Spain, where some Roma eventually settled.


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tags: flamenco, baile, cante, flamenca, fusión flamenco india