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tone with Tarranto but when played as a guitar solo it has a different tone. MIRABRÁS : It belongs to the family of Alegrias and is sung in the characteristic tone of Alegrias por Rosa and Romera. MURCIAÑA : Murcia has also its own mine song which is called Murciaña and is a “cante de levante” version of Fandango, very similar to Gartagenera. NANA : This is the lulling song Andalusian mothers used to make their babies sleep. PALMARES: Religious song with Hispanoamerican roots. PANADEROS : The baker’s dance is based on a very exciting and vivid rhythm, similar to Sevillianas. It took their name since “panaderia” means the baker’s shop and panaderos their dance. PETENERA : One prostitute from the village of Paterna de la Ribera passed to the history as the superstituous element of Flamenco. Supertituous gypsies never sing this song in public because they have connected it with death. POLO : Build on the rhythm of Soleares it is one of the primitive Flamenco songs. Its character is very similar to that of Caña. ROÁS : This oriental originated song is very soldemnly heard today only in gipsy juergas (private music events). ROMANCE GITANO: Primitive forms of flamenco songs that have been lost over the years were also named CORRIDOS or CORRIDAS. ROMERA : Flamenco song which belongs to the rhythmic family derived from Alegrias and Cantiñas de Cadiz. RONDEÑA : When the Fandango de Ronda is sung, its rhythm is very similar to Verdiales de Malaga. When it is played as a guitar solo it is quite different in character, mood and tone being a personal cretion of the great guitarist Ramón Montoya. RUMBA FLAMENCA : Latin American rhythms penetrated the Spanish music just as Spanish rhythms influenc