On Song, Dance and Guitar Playing among the Inmigrants. Sociability in the Flamenco Circle in Belgium, 1956-1975 ; De cante, baile y toque en la emigración. Sociabilidad en torno al flamenco en Bélgica, 1956-1975

From the end of the 1950s onwards, numerous workers emigrated from Spain to Belgium. Many of them took flamenco music and dance practice with them as a means of relating to one another at gatherings, parties and other spaces for sociability. Soon, this form of expression became emblematic and constituted a powerful medium to maintain bonds between the emigrants, but it was also an instrument for integration into local society, as well as a source of economic resources. A dense network of restaurants, bars and associations run by Spaniards were formed, in which flamenco played a significant rol... Mehr ...