 Duende, a journey in search of Flamenco.
Author: Webster, Jason Published: 2002 Groomed for a sedate and predictable life in academia, Jason Webster was derailed by a broken heart in his early twenties. Deciding to fulfil a secret dream, he left Oxford and headed off to Spain in search of duende, the intense emotional state that is the essence of flamenco. Duende is an account of his years spent in Spain feeding his obsession - studying flamenco guitar, plunging into a passionate affair with a flamenco dancer, and living a cocaine-fuelled existence with a group of car stealing gypsies in Madrid. Finally, tragedy strikes and he is forced to move on, heading south to continue his search. |
