Publications and Research
Document Type
Review (of Book, Film, Etc.)
Publication Date
12-2004
Abstract
Robin Totton's Song of The Outcasts: An Introduction to Flamenco is actually a judicious, balanced overview of flamenco, its styles, history, and practitioners. And although its author is very passionate about his subject matter, facts and opinions are not blurred or mystified, but rather presented with clarity and concision (in only 224 pages). Totton defines himself as an "explainer by trade" (p. 12), and explain he does. The challenge, though, is to explain verbally an art form that defines itself around the notion of ineffability.
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This article was originally published in Notes, available at https://www.jstor.org/stable/4487389