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FLAMENCO GUITAR,
SONG AND DANCE STYLE
ALBOREÁS: Wedding song of the Andalusian
gypsies.
ALEGRÍAS DE CADIZ: Genuine descendant
of JOTA ARAGONESA that was brought to
Cadiz at the beginning of 19 th century.
ALEGRÍAS DE CORDOBA : In the province
of Cordoba Alegrias
are sang in minor
tones.
ALEGRÍAS POR ROSA : A more brilliant
and exciting version of Alegrias based on a
traditional old theme, La Rosa.
BAMBERA : In fact it is a personal creation
of the great singer “Niña de los Peines”.Built
upon the rythm of bulería por soleá it was very
often used as a lulling song also.
BULERÍAS : This Gypsy dance from Jerez de
la Frontera is the most typical FLAMENCO
rhythm. Their name derives from
the
word “burla” which means “mockery” or
“joke”.
BULERÍA POR SOLEÁ : The link between
the basic and old rhythm of soleá Antigua and
the early form of Bulerias is still executed as a
separate style.
CALESERA : A popular Andalusian song,
created to make the long distance trips of the
“caleseros” amusing, was finally adapted in
FLAMENCO repertory but disappeared later
as the nomadic movements of gypsies the
disappeared also.
CAMPANILLEROS : A Christmas-carol like
song. Sometimes very rhythmical, other times
monotonous it serves as a religious song.
CAÑA : The Arabic word “ Guannia” which
means “song” gave name to this primitive
flamenco style, which is very melancholic and
used for religious purposes, also.This style is
said to be a personal cration of the great
guitarist Niño Ricardo.
CANTIÑAS : Very similar songs to Alergias
de Cadiz, based on gay and vivid music.
CARACOLES : Flamenco style which has the
rhythm and beat of Cantiñas. It was created by
a merchant of snails in order to advertise the
snails he was selling in the village of Sanlúcar
de Berrameda.
CARCELERA : The song that deals with the
prisoners’ obligatory work and their tragedies
has no guitar accompaniment.
CARTAGENERA : It is actually a Fandango
Grande variation that represents the “cante de
Levante” version of Cartagena. It belongs to
the family of the “Mine Songs”.
CHUFLA : A totally gypsy rhythm where
guitarist and dancer
improvise
making
contratiempos on the rhythm of Bulerias in a
very fast movement.
COLOMBIANA : The hispanoamerican
rhythm which originated in Colombia, was
adapted in flamenco repertory and is
interpreted in a very similar way to Rumba
Gitana.
DEBLA : A pure Cante Jondo (deep song)
without guitar
accompaniment. The beat is
given by the walking sticks the singers handle
when singing it.
FANDANGO : This popular Andalusian song
is the basis of all local fandangos heard
throughout Andalucia.
FANDANGO DE HUELVA : Every district
of Andalucia has its own Fandango style. The
most typical and popular, though, is that of the
Huelva province.
FARRUCA: This song originated in Galicia of
North Spain, and was later adapted to
Flamenco repertory being the most typical
male dance.The words of the song have been
almost forgotten and only few artists sing LA
FARRUCA today.
GARROTÍN : Being similar to Farruca this
Asturian folk song was adapted to
FLAMENCO repertory after travellers from
North Spain brought it to Andalucia.
GRANADINA : The way that gypsies from
Granada sing the Fandango has many Arabic
and Muslim influences. They call it Granainas.
GUAJIRA :
This rhythm has a Latin
American origin. It dates back to
the
Spanish colonization of Cuba.
JABEGOTES :
A style derived from
Fandango is Verdiales, which isvery popular
in Malaga. At its many variations the rhythm
of Jabegotes is also numbered.Their name
derives from the word “jabega” which means
seine-boat.
JABERA : It is a variation of the Fandangos
de Málaga. Its name derives from the Arabic
word “Jaba” which means woods, forests.
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