Key Research Archives
This page will be updated regularly to reflect ongoing archival work.
Biblioteca Nacional de España (BNE)
As the primary repository for Spain’s recorded heritage, the BNE holds landmark early recordings on wax cylinders and shellac discs.
URL: https://www.bne.es
Digital Portal: Biblioteca Digital Hispánica
Centro Andaluz de Documentación del Flamenco (CADF)
Located in Jerez de la Frontera, this is the world’s largest library dedicated to flamenco, featuring a music library of almost 15,000 recordings, a graphic archive, and extensive newspaper collections.
Museo Nacional de Antropología (MNA)
The MNA in Madrid preserves the visual records of the nineteenth-century “ethnographic gaze,” including documentation of historical exhibitions.
Archivo Municipal de Sevilla
A vital resource for understanding urban flamenco history, including the registration of professional titles like “Profesor de Baile” used as strategic legal defence in the 1880s.
URL: https://icas.sevilla.org/espacios/sahp/departamentos/archivo-municipal
Fundación Secretariado Gitano (FSG)
An essential archive for advocacy and the study of the Gitano community’s cultural identity and social trajectory.
The Flamenco Effect 