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Flamenco: An Englishman's passion Paperback – February 13, 2015

by Tony Bryant (Author)

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This excitingly fresh flamenco book tells the story of how an Englishman first became interested in, and eventually addicted to, a culture that is so different to that of his own; an art normally only associated with the gypsies of Andalucía. The author starts his story with his own musical up-bringing in London and discusses the similarities that exist within the evolution of flamenco and other world music like jazz and the blues. He also takes the reader on a journey through some of the small villages and towns in Andalucía; where he met some of the most influential flamenco artistes of Spain. The book includes some amusing tales and anecdotes of things that happened to him whilst he was researching the book; like the old man he met in Seville who wanted to talk about an approaching game of football between Chelsea FC and Real Betis. The old guy was dumbfounded that this Englishman had no knowledge of football, yet knew more about flamenco than the average Spaniard. The book also describes in great detail some of the flamenco parties that the author attended, and he explains how different these impromptu juergas are compared to the commercial flamenco that is staged for the tourists. The main purpose of the book is to explain the two immensely different sides of flamenco; the glitter and sparkle theatre flamenco, and the cante jondo, the deep songs that have existed in Andalucía for approximately 500 years. The book includes an in depth chapter concerning the history of flamenco, and as well biographies of flamenco artistes who are considered to have played a major role in the evolution and preservation of this culture. Flamenco; an Englishman’s passion explains many of the myths and legends that surround this predominately gypsy art, so this book will not only appeal to lovers of flamenco: the book also reveals Andalucia’s fiestas and celebrations, like Easter week, the festivals, the ferias and the romerias. The author realized that there was much more to flamenco than just music and dance, and he deals with all aspects of life in Andalucía, especially the people, as he believes that they are what make flamenco so unique. The author cut himself off from the outside world to immerse himself in the world of flamenco, mixing with gypsies and andalusians alike, in order to get a true understanding. Tony Bryant claims flamenco became “like a cuckoo”, pushing to one side everything else that was once important, to become a major part of his everyday life. He is a lover of the purest, duende fuelled, gypsy flamenco and he holds no punches when explaining why he feels that the orthodox side of this art is being destroyed by the commercial scene that is desecrating this age old culture.
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  1. Print length
    239 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    February 13, 2015
  4. Dimensions
    6 x 0.54 x 9 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    9781508418535
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1508418535
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Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1508418535
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 13, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 239 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781508418535
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1508418535
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.54 x 9 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #75,815 in Musical Genres

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Tony Bryant

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Tony Bryant has lived and worked in Andalusia since 1994 and he is the author of three books of Spanish theme.

He also writes articles for various publications concerning andalusian customs and traditions, the gypsies and their music and Spanish culture in general. He has had work published in Spain, France, America and Israel and one of his books has recently been translated into Spanish.

Tony is also a regular contributor to the London based Flamenco News magazine and he is affiliated with the state- of- the- art flamenco dance museum in Seville.

In May 2014, Tony Bryant assisted the British Broadcasting Company in Seville with a documentary named ‘The spirit of flamenco’ for which he worked as organizer and translator for the project. The spirit of flamenco was broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on the 16 June 2014