Posts tagged #palmas

Compás

18th Nov 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.

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By Lola Vega

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Compás

22nd Oct 2024

The 12-Beat Compás Explained

Why flamenco rhythm sounds the way it does

Flamenco is built on three rhythmic families: simple binary, simple ternary, and a 12-beat cycle that exists almost nowhere else in Western music. Here is how it works, and why beat one isn't always where you think it is.

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By Diego Morales

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