Duende - a journey into Flamenco
by Ben Curtis
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Jason Webster moves from academic Oxford to Alicante to learn Flamenco guitar, sleeps with his boss’s wife, commits car-crime with gypsies in Madrid, then goes cold-turkey in Granada. Don’t believe the bad reviews, whether the content is all true or not, it is almost impossible to put this book down. See also his follow-up, Andalus. Pick up a copy at: Amazon.co.uk (Europe)  Amazon.com (USA)  |
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Posted: February 25th, 2006 under Escape artists and Travelogues, Spain Books.
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Time: June 1, 2007, 9:22 am
[…] If you want to read more about Gypsies in Spain, unionromani.org is an interesting resource. And for some follow up reading, we recommend these three news articles from the past year: taking the law into their own hands, a traditional wedding with all the rites, and an innovative social program. Finally, for a colourful account of getting in with a Gypsy flamenco group, Duende is a very interesting read (in English). […]
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