Archive: November 2024

Palmas: Cómo Hacer Palmas Sin Romper Nada

A beginner's guide to the most important percussion in flamenco

Hand clapping is not optional in flamenco — it is the rhythm. Two types, three roles, and an unwritten rule about when to keep your mouth shut. The one skill every flamenco beginner gets wrong before getting right.

Tangos & Tientos: La Familia del 4 por 4

Flamenco's answer to the 4-beat

Not every flamenco palo lives in twelves. The tangos family — tangos flamencos, tientos, tanguillos, zambra — is firmly in 4/4, and arguably the most internationally accessible corner of the form.