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Nov 2018
19m 4s

Flamenco

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Flamenco is famous for the emotional intensity of its songs and dances. Argentinian Samanta Gamarra discovered that this ancient art from southern Spain has another quality that is less known for, the ability to heal wounds, the deepest ones.

A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3GgY8uP.

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