Duende and ethnicity: confessions of a foreign flamenca - Expoflamenco

A few days ago, the renowned cantaor Manuel Moreno Maya El Pele stated in an interview for ExpoFlamenco that “duendes don’t exist, what matters is the emotion, the mood of the artist doing the singing, playing the guitar or dancing”. This is a topic that often comes up in the flamenco community. This thing called “duende”, is just a myth, something devised to make flamenco more mysterious and esoteric?

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Duende Flamenco Festival 2022, Aga Khan Museum

In Search of Duende: Flamenco in Southern California

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Flamenco's Magic: A Review of Alex Poppe's “Duende”

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What Does “Duende” Mean in Flamenco?

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Duende Flamenco Festival 2022, Aga Khan Museum

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