Hello, idolators and atheists!! I am duende, and I guess Razib thought this place needed the soothing
presence of a lady. Either that or he thought I could contribute. Either way, I’m an English undergrad at
a D.C. university, and prefer to remain anonymous for a variety of reasons, but largely because of
Marxist/ferminist English Dept. politics. If you are curious about me, I refer you to what googlism says
about “duende”
duende is often described as the spirit of flamenco
duende is utterly hairless
duende is here in dc
duende is a creature of pure inspiration
duende is an elusive concept
duende is portrayed by lorca as a demonic earth spirit containing
irrationality
duende is liquid allegory
duende is heir to socrates ‘demon’ of inspiration
duende is the transcendant connection the artist make with the inspiration rising
within him
duende is a character of pure spirit
duende is not in the throat; the duende climbs up inside you from the soles of your feet
duende is when a dancer captivates the audience into a trance like state
duende is also applied to a spirit of ecstatic love caught and preserved in a painting
duende is a power
duende is too fragile to survive the compulsive modernity of the music industry
duende is a word that undermines all self
duende is very dark sounding
duende is like the soul of flamenco
duende is responsible for the haunting melodies of gypsy folk singers and the frenzied performances
of flamenco dancers
duende is caused by an exchange of love between performer and audience