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2000s: Can two people from different countries fall in love…with flamenco and each other
Falling for Flamenco
What you need to know before your trail
Flamenco dancer Mercedes craves to find a romantic man who will treat her right.
Genius guitarist Charlie isn’t planning on falling in love with a flamenco dancer. In fact, when he travels to Seville, Spain, he wants to steer clear of women, so he can focus on his dream of becoming a flamenco guitarist.
But love always comes along when you least expect it.
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BookTrail Travel to Seville
Flamenco is in Seville’s blood.
This is the music of Spanish folklore. Flamenco music was popularised in the late 18th and early 19th Centuries in western Andalucía. One of its hotbeds was Seville’s working class district of Triana. The Roma people there would sing about their lives and struggles in solemn but sensuous laments.
During the music’s Golden Age, from the 1860s to the 1910s, Seville spawned some of Spain’s finest performers. And with Unesco listing flamenco as an Intangible Cultural Heritage(culturally important traditions, practices, and rituals) in 2010, the city continues to stand at the vanguard of the vital and precious art.
Along with the nearby cities of Jerez and Cádiz, Seville is a perfect place to see flamenco in the land of its birth!
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Falling for Flamenco
Destination: Seville Author/guide: Barry O’Leary Departure Time: 2000s
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