The sounds of heels clicking on wood and hands clapping were, as foreseen, ubiquitous in Seville during the past week, marking the start of the southern Spanish city's annual Flamenco Biennial. By ...

The air in the small basement room is thick with perspiration as seven young women stamp their feet in the same complicated rhythm again and again, still not getting it quite right. Their hard heels ...

Before 1977, flamenco percussion relied solely on hand‑clapping and dancers' footwork. But that year, at a party in Lima, Peru, the cajon entered the scene. Show more Before 1977, flamenco percussion ...