Topic: Diego el Cigala

[Nichi]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cGU0QTLYUE&feature=channel_page

[Nichi]

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[Nichi]

I hear this one in my head, even though I don't understand the lyrics. It makes my eyes water.....

Besides that it is haunting me, I've never really mentioned how fascinated I am with the similarity between the gypsy flamenco music and some qawwali and other Islamic-influenced music.  Is it the old influence of the Moors in Spain? Or did some Rajasthani gypsies travel west from India into Europe and bring this music with them?