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Paco Pena Astonishes With Aplomb While The Afro Cuban All Stars Sizzle

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 10.31.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Massey Hall, Flamenco Dance, Flamenco, Spanish Guitar, Afro-Cuban All-Stars, Afro-Cuban Music, Paco Pena, Latino, Latin America, US-Cuba Relations, Latin Dance, Cuban-Americans, Dance, Havana, Performance, Entertainment News
Marissa Bronfman

I cannot recall the last time I experienced such an incredibly ebullient performance of such vitality and vigor, such precision and beauty, as Paco Pena's A Compas (Primal Pulse).

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Flamenco Dancer Liliana Morales' Career In NY

West Side Spirit | West Side Spirit | Posted 08.16.2009 | Home

Read More: Flamenco, New York Flamenco, Liliana Morales, New York Dance, Flamenco Dance, Jose Greco, New York-New York, Washington, d.c., Home News

In 1965, Liliana Morales, a young aspiring dancer, showed up at a New York audition with the legendary Flamenco dancer Jose Greco. She was on her lunc...

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Qawwali Gospel: Where Muslims and Christians Worship As One

Derek Beres | Posted 07.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Muslim Voices, Bam, Craig Adams, Brooklyn, Jesus, Faiz Ali Faiz, Gospel, Flamenco, Qawwali, Entertainment News
Derek Beres

Faiz Ali Faiz and Craig Adams for Qawwali Gospel wove two seemingly disparate musical styles together to pay homage to the divine. Through them, Allah and Jesus met and danced.

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From Spain's Storied South, Diverging Voices

Modiba | Posted 04.06.2009 | World

Read More: Global Music Corner, World Music Corner, Gitanos, La Mala, Gypsy, Spain Music, Spain, Flamenco, Estrella Morente, Gypsies, Roma, Roma People, La Mala Rodriguez, Spain Gypsies, Spain Roma, Andalusia, World News
Modiba

For a country with a history of xenophobia towards its Roma population (a.k.a gypsies; or, in Spanish, gitanos), Spain is becoming increasingly fond of traditional gypsy music.

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