Editing Flamenco (section)

=== Cultural Origins ===
There are hypotheses that point to the influence on flamenco of types of dance from the Indian subcontinent; the place of origin of the [[Romani people]].<ref name= Leblon/> The North Indian scales of Flamenco were introduced to Andalusia by the Romani migrations from [[North India|Northern India]].<ref>{{harv|Cruces-Roldán|2017|p= 250}}</ref> These Roma migrants also brought bells, and an extensive repertoire of songs and dances.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} Upon arrival to Andalusia in the 15th century, they were exposed to the rich Arab-Andalusian music culture, itself a hybrid of Spanish music tradition going back to the 8th century with the establishment of [[Al-Andalus]], which brought in traditions and music from the [[Arabian Peninsula|Arabian peninsula]], [[North Africa|Northern Africa]] and [[Sephardic Jews|Sephardic]] features. Some of the instruments associated with Flamenco and Spanish folklore in different regions today, are the wooden [[castanets]] and [[tambourines]], both believed to originate during the Al Andalus period.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924022381440/page/38/mode/2up?view=theater|title=Orchestration, Forsyth Cecil|date=13 March 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://www.vsl.info/en/academy/percussion/tambourine|title=Tambourine – VSL-Academy|date=19 January 2024}}</ref> This centuries-long period of cultural intermingling, formed the roots of Flamenco song and dance genres.<ref>{{harv| Devorah Bennahum|2023|loc= "The roots of flamenco, though somewhat mysterious, seem to lie in the Roma migration from Rajasthan (in northwest India) to Spain between the 9th and 14th centuries. In Spain they encountered the rich cultures of the Sephardic Jews and the Moors. Their centuries-long cultural intermingling produced the unique art form.."}}</ref><ref>{{harv|Llano|2020|p= 161}}</ref>