At the Plaza del Rei (King of Aragon back in the day) I went to a Sara Flores flamenco concert. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that there was a jazz drum set in addition to the Cajón (box) which is the traditional percussion instrument for the flamenco. The drummer went back and forth between the two depending on the song. There was also a piano and dulcimer which added harmonies and melodies that sounded like a transposition of the guitar part. The flute part was different and had a very Latin style to its part. The dancing was spectacular. Before seeing the dancing in person, it had always been described to me as "stomping on cocaroaches" and the clapping was "making tortillas."
For the encore, Sara Flores brought out a toddler girl to dance the final song.
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