They they left in several waves because of invasion and wars with foreign conquers. The tribes of Sind moved to Egypt until they were thrown out. They then left for Czechoslovakia, but they knew that they were not going to be welcomed anywhere because of their numbers so they decided to divide themselves in three groups that moved to different parts of Europe. The first document to register the arrival of gypsies to Spain is from 1447. The gypsies have always lived as a nomad culture and take the local music and make their own versions from it.
Music is very important in their celebrations and everyday life.
All they need to start to make music is a voice, and they soon start to add rythms with their hands and feet. They have always liked embelishments, improvisation and virtuosity and in Andaluc a they found a rich ground for their musicality, fertilized by hundreds of years of high culture, where not only Moorish, but also Judish, Catholic and local musical influences mixed. The Moores had occupied Spain, and particularly the south, for about 800 years, science, economy and culture florished in a rich mixture of cultures. During this time the predecessor of the flamenco guitar was introduced and developped. Flamenco Guitars often have a slightly smaller body so that they can be sat higher on the lap.