Kumpan%C3%ADa: Flamenco Los Angeles

Kumpana Flamenco Los Angeles is a 2011 independent documentary film by director Katina Dunn. The film explores flamenco, including its origins in the oppressed Gypsy community in 17thcentury southern Spain and also the flamenco culture of contemporary Spain.

After providing an overview of the Romani origins of flamenco in 17thcentury Spain, Kumpana intercuts live performance footage with interviews and opinions from various singers, guitarists, and dancers. The performers describe what flamenco means both historically and also to them personally, and relate how they came to be involved in it.The focus of Kumpana is a group of contemporary musicians and dancers in Los Angeles. These performers are dedicated to preserving the flamenco puro style of music and dance closely aligned with its original Gypsy roots, rather than the diluted showy style commonly seen in popular culture. ........

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