![]() Just as country music is heard on the radio in the United States more in the South and Southwest than in the Northeast, flamenco music is listened to more in Andalucía, where it originated, than in the rest of Spain.) (Clarification: my wife suggested to me a more accurate characterization by way of analogy. However, believe me when I say that most of Spain, particularly its younger generation, isn't playing flamenco on their car radio. And flamenco is always _the_ dance step of choice of the Ballet Nacional de España. Paco de Lucía, meanwhile, has helped raise the profile of flamenco in international music arenas. Camarón, who died early at the age of 42, has become a local legend and was the subject of a movie Camarón (2005). The legendary flamenco figures of Camarón de la Isla and Paco de Lucía have left their imprint on popular musical culture here. ![]() It's not that the famous gypsy genre isn't important and even popular in Spain.
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