A young Jesse Cook would thumb through his parents' vast record collection until something piqued his interest. From the moment he heard the mysterious sounds of flamenco guitarist Manitas de Plata, ...

Putumayo's compilation of Latin-influenced flamenco music harks directly to the Gipsy Kings' breed of rumba gitana (or rumba flamenco). By Billboard Staff Putumayo’s compilation of Latin-influenced ...

The gypsies are one of the forerunners of cultural exchange with their ability to adopt and transfer various traditions and ways of life across borders. Bringing about one such cultural transaction is ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

A group of musicians is creating a new style of flamenco. Their twist? A touch of Chicago. Catalina Maria Johnson has the story of El Payo. MUSIC: El Payo Chicago is a long way from sunny Spain, but a ...

Sixteen years after the Gypsy Kings became stars of the world music genre, their 21st-century counterparts may finally be walking among us. For two years now, an eight-strong Spanish combo called Ojos ...

First there was the late, great Cuban jazz pianist, Bebo Valdés, who collaborated with Spanish flamenco legend Diego El Cigala on their exceptional album Lagrimas Negras (Black Tears) in 2004. Their ...

This was an infuriatingly fluffy documentary. Directed by Ben Whalley, Kinder promised to reveal “a glimpse of a timeless gypsy way of life as it has been preserved down the centuries”. (Right, Kinder ...