Flamenco

Flamenco is a traditional music style from Spain. It is primarily music for vocals and acoustic guitar, often accompanied by traditional percussion. In its present form, flamenco guitarists and singers are often accompanied by modern instrumentation, such as piano, bass guitar, and wind instruments. Flamenco music is based on the highly typical Phrygian and Dorian scales, which lend it its characteristic melancholia. The singing can be especially emotional, while the guitar playing is characterized by fiery rhythms and is often used to accompany traditional flamenco dances. Flamenco subgenres are called palos. The main categories of palo are Fandango (a blend of traditional/folkloric fandangos with cante flamenco): verdiales, rondeña, malagueña, fandangos naturales, granaína/media granaína, taranto/taranta; soleá: caña, polo, jaleos, Bulería por soleá, cantiñas/alegrías; seguiriya (forms of cante jondo, or "deep singing"): martinete, debla, cabales; tango (defined by a 4x4 beat): tientos, tanguillos; cantes de ida y vuelta (palos derived from the exchange of influences between Spain and Latin America): colombiana, guajira, milonga, Rumba flamenca, vidalita; cantes de Levante (from the Levante area): minera, murciana, levantica; cantes a palo seco ("a cappella"): debla, carceleras, trilla, Saetas, martinetes, tonás; rama folclórica (palos influenced by other forms of Spanish folklore, such as jota): farrucas, garrotín, peteneras; and zambra (a theatrical style).