Wow, Charlie, wow! I did not know the word Duende. I am an aficionado of flamenco having spent twenty summers in les Saintes-Maries-de-la_Mer in the Camargue. And having attended flamenco performances in New York (City Center and Ballet Hispanico) and Madrid. I admire the singers you mention; I attended a Nick Cave concert at the Beacon Theatre just last month and still worship the sounds and songs of Leonard Cohen. Thanks for this wonderful piece. I now know that I too have experienced Duende. I believe I also experience it from certain paintings, where I can feel overtaken by emotion just looking at an artwork. I need a sherry now too! Happy New Year!