Flamenco in the News


  • Flamenco festival to be bigger and better
    Your Houston News
    Flamenco dancer Edith Niño will be among the performers for the 2012 Houston Spanish and Flamenco Festival. Photo credit: Andrea Vasquez, San Jacinto College marketing department. Posted: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 4:23 pm | Updated: 5:07 pm, Thu May 17, ...

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  • The Guardian


  • Fiery flamenco funk gives sneak peek to Summer Festival season
    Cowichan News Leader Pictorial
    Their fiery nouveau flamenco funk is being counted on to give the Duncan Cowichan Summer Festival an early kickstart this weekend. Los Morenos is the featured attraction at a Summer Festival fundraiser dance. "They cross numerous stylistic barriers and ...

Castanets

It's quite hard to find good castanets online, so I apologise if we don't have many listings here.  It's because I refuse to list anything other than professional quality.

Even students shouldn't be tempted by castanets described as "semi-professional".   I don't know why this description has become so widespread in Spain, because in my experience, semi-professional castanets are virtually unplayable.  They're often thin, or small, or have a horrible sound.   Personally, I'd say if you can't afford "professional" castanets, it's better to look for second-hand than compromise.

Castanets on eBay

LP Latin Percussion Professional Castanets Pair LP431 Rosewood New
LP Latin Percussion Professional Castanets Pair LP431 Rosewood New
$30.99

LP LP432 Professional Castanets 2 pair
LP LP432 Professional Castanets 2 pair
$26.99

LP Latin Percussion Professional Castanets Rosewood Double Set
LP Latin Percussion Professional Castanets Rosewood Double Set
$41.00