FLAMENCO: 1952-61

“As “popular music” in the noble sense, flamenco was born out of the cultural mix which developed in Andalusia. This anthology shows that flamenco is indeed the expression of a collective tradition whose ideal was sublimated by such singers as Manolo Caracol, Terremoto de Jerez or Nina de Los Peines, and guitarists like Melchor de Marchena or Sabicas. Here, the full musical richness of Spain — Arab, Judaeo-Christian and gypsy — affirms its status as a World Music precursor.” Philippe LESAGE