New Flamenco

At first, the classic, traditional style of Flamenco and the new, modern Flamenco style clashed, but now they grow more and more similar every year. The phenomenon of the new Flamenco first came to light during the 1960's and 70's. During these years Flamenco seemed to show signs of stagnation and it was no longer considered to be an authentic dance.

Flamenco groupCompetitions were held to see who could produce the best copy of songs sung by ancient Flamenco masters and it soon became more important to know the art of the greatest masters rather than to innovate new ideas.

New Flamenco was a result of ambiguity. Some Flamenco singers simply updated their music to include new styles and from there the Flamenco fusion grew into new Flamenco. Influences of rock were incorporated so that Flamenco could connect with new generations and it was in the 80's that new Flamenco was truly recognised. Flamenco groups started to emerge as an alternative to the typical singer and guitarist set up of classic Flamenco and the boundaries between classical and new Flamenco were broken down.

For a while, some people said that it was a phase that had no future and they waited in aticipation for it to disappear. They saw the new style as distortion of the old Flamenco rather than an opportunity to renovate it so they did not believe it was necessary.

It could be said that changes have always been present in Flamenco because the idea of incorporating different styles within the Flamenco has made it what it is today.

                                                                                                                         
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