Originally Posted by
LapLap
Spaniards tell me the same thing about flamenco in Japan. Made me wonder what kind of numbers are involved.
Simplest was to look at record sales, with 2014 figures being available:
US sales for Jazz and Classical were 1.8%
In Japan it was 4.6%
Even accounting for those of us who buy classical music but spurn jazz, I can see how the idea that one's passion is shared by more than double the proportion of people than where one lives is exciting.
Apparently Tokyo boasts one of the largest flamenco scenes outside of Spain and publishes the world's only monthly magazine...
There's a famous Golden Gai flamenco bar called Rincon Nana that we're going to be visiting this upcoming trip:
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My wife's a flamenco dancer (she spent a year living/studying in Barcelona) and she's really looking forward to checking it out.
Another bar I've been meaning to check out:
BAR BOSSA
Originally Posted by
Monkified
Thanks Oliver for all the knowledge about this and the book post! Quite impressive!
My pleasure! Hope you have a great trip!