VANCOUVER: Deborah Dawson Flamenco Journey

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Vancouver singer and flamenco dancer, Deborah 'La Caramelita' Dawson, started learning flamenco dance at the age of 14 and continued to pursue flamenco thanks to a scholarship with Vancouver's Central Flamenco. After high school, Deborah relocated herself to Spain, for a gap year, but quickly got swept up in a journey that would explore the roots of flamenco and take Deborah Dawson back to her own Indian heritage.3 years later and Deborah is now performing with French musical group Les Noces Gitanes and transforming it in the process into a more visual and theatrical show featuring a unique blend of Flamenco and Balkan music with a few touches of Indian music, swing, funky hip-hop and a sprinkle of Moroccan and Latin rhythms.' Very much like the Gypsies from Rajasthan, Les Noces Gitanes pick up local gypsy music to create their own fusion.While in Spain, Deborah met the Band's singer/guitarist, Alejandro Ugartemendia and began performing immediately, touring Spain and France with the Band. With so many styles coming together, Les Noces Gitanes is careful not to create an ethnic mosiac, instead they attempt to present a real cultural symbiosis blending drums, percussion, double bass, electric guitar, flamenco guitar, clarinet, saxophone, vocals and dance. Les Noces Gitanes are currently touring North America and their new album, "Gipsy Taxi" should be available on Itunes soon.http://www.noomiz.com/lesnocesgitanes?clicktag=tracksplay&rnd=107753 - Listen to Tracks http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/Dancer+swayed+flamenco+history/7149127/story.html - The Province