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Where Did Flamenco Originated. The history of flamenco has only been documented for two centuries. Flamenco dance and the guitar music that accompanies it comes from southern spain in the andalusian region associated with the roma or gypsy people.

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Flamenco dance and the guitar music that accompanies it comes from southern spain in the andalusian region associated with the roma or gypsy people. The golden triangle of flamenco is where most people believe the cante jondo originated. It is supposed that during the flemish kingdom of karel v (carlos i in spain) some kind of popular confusion between flemish and gypsy culture led the people to use that word.