Where was flamenco born and who created it?

Where it comes from

Flamenco was born in Andalusia between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Its roots lie in the Gitano people, who arrived in Spain in the fifteenth century and sang in their homes and in the forges of Jerez, Cádiz and Seville, but also in Arab, Jewish and Castilian music. UNESCO's description singles out the Gitano community as having played an essential role in its development.

Nobody knows for certain where the word comes from: flamenco also means Flemish, and flamingo. It is learned in the family and in the peña, the club where enthusiasts sing for each other, not in the conservatory.

• Flamenco was born in Andalusia between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, with roots in the Gitano people and in Arab, Jewish and Castilian music.
• The origin of the word flamenco is unknown.
• Flamenco is learned in the family and in the peña, not in the conservatory; UNESCO notes it is passed down through dynasties, families and flamenco clubs.
• It is not the music of all Spain: Galicia has bagpipes and Catalonia the sardana.

El flamenco nació en Andalucía, en el sur de España, entre los siglos dieciocho y diecinueve.

Flamenco was born in Andalucía, in the south of Spain, between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Sus raíces están en el pueblo gitano, pero también en la música árabe, judía y castellana.

Its roots lie in the Gypsy people, but also in Arab, Jewish and Castilian music.

El flamenco no es la música de toda España: en Galicia hay gaitas y en Cataluña, sardanas.

Flamenco is not the music of all Spain: in Galicia there are bagpipes and in Cataluña, sardanas.