'Washabaugh has an uncanny ability to locate, synthesize, and explicate a wide array of critical issues related to flamenco. He meticulously surveys both historical and contemporary readings, as well as video and audio recordings, in order to generate an analysis that is as encouraging as it is thoughtful in its prognostication.' Ethnomusicology Review ?... an impeccable scholarship and writing style that is constantly thought-provoking and makes its reading highly pleasurable?. Bulletin of Spanish Studies Biografía del autor Professor Emeritus William Washabaugh, Department of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA.