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LaVaquera -> Flamenco's ancestors (Jun. 8 2013 13:44:35)
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We know from DNA testing that the Roma Gypsies of Andalus have matches from Northern India.
As a Muslim, our religious community is very ethnically diverse, with people bringing their cultures and music. I get to hear many different sounds. I go to parties where music from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and other South Asian music and people are. It sounds like the ancestry of Flamenco. So does the music of Egypt. I also hear it even in the more austere traditions of the conservative branches of Muslims, who say all music is forbidden, and have amazing Quran recitations to make up for it.
http://dnaconsultants.com/_blog/DNA_Consultants_Blog/post/Gypsy_Migrations/ I found a blog from DNA Consultants. It shows a map of gypsy migrations. While the Roma branch of Gypsies when to Persia and Europe, the Domari Gypsies came to Egypt in 1300, and I can hear it in the music of Cairo, and Alexandria. As to who influenced whom, that is unclear, but it sounds like it was both being influenced by the other.
http://www.shira.net/music/store-arabicclassic.htm What drew me to Flamenco was the singing style. It sound like it has South Asianancestry, but it also sounds like Arabic ancestry. I love Egyptian singers, and listened to them before I became familiar with sounds of Flamenco. I hear similarities. Listen to the sound clips from this link and see if you agree. Listen to artists Abdel Halim Hafez, "Gana el Hawa".
(I know, I know, I keep reading that gypsies ancestry is not from Egypt, but the sounds are similar!) We do know there are over one million Gypsies in Egypt, called Halebi in Arabic, and many mainstream Egyptians are prejudice against them. I have seen them in Giza, near the pyramids, with perfume shops and camel rides. They are often confused with Bedouins.
What is your favorite puzzle piece to Flamenco Ancestry?
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