Flamenco's Indian roots

[mansi1218]

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Here's an article from "The Hindustan Times" which I found worth sharing with all.

Spanish art form has its origins in the musical traditions of India.

East journeys West

It is now common belief that Flamenco's roots lie in the present day western India ans eastern Pakistan region,comprising Punjab,Rajasthan,Kutch and Singh.Around a millenium back, between 800-900 AD, an exodus occurred from ere by the nomadiac section of society.Generall referred to as Romani or gypsies, they got divided into 2 major migratory routes that went West.While one moved up nor th across Asia and Europe, the second migratory route took them across North Africa and the Mediterrainean.Both routes ended in the Iberian Peninsula, chiefly southern Spain's Andalusia, which is today referred to as Flamenco's geographical homeland.
The gypsies have their roots in India as established by linguistic and DNA data.However,what we know as Flamenco today is a blend of musical traditions spanning continents.
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http://www.romani.org/roma_dance_art.html (http://www.romani.org/roma_dance_art.html)

[dndeswal]

Your interest on the subject is appreciable, Mansi.

Not only in Spain, there is proven Indian influence further West, in the Western Hemisphere. In Mexico, I saw youngesters throwing water and mud on each other on the very day when it was Holi in India. At a Metro-rail station, I also saw earthen lamps (Indian style deeva lit by oil) lit on the very day when it was diwali in India.

[misha0119]

Its really interesting to see that so many cultures are influenced by our culture.Thanks for sharing this article here.