Seeking Silverio : The Birth of Flamenco

By Paco Sevilla

A meticulously researched and historically accurate, but fictionalized, biography of a young flamenco singer during his formative years. Takes place in 1880s Andalucia, Spain, during the period in which flamenco was being created. Details the lives of many of the legendary creators of flamenco--guitarists, singers, and dancers, both gypsy and non-gypsy, who helped to raise this disdained music of the poor and the persecuted to the art form we know today. Includes a great deal of gypsy lore. An extensive appendix separates fact from fiction for the scholarly reader.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0964637448
• ISBN13: 9780964637443
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Sevilla Press
• Length: 410 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 15 years and up