The Different 'Styles' In Traditional Flamenco Cante - What are they? Why are they so important?

What we call "styles" in Flamenco are very specific things. They are the core of cante, and all the interaction and improvisation between cante, dance and guitar has to do with them. You've probably heard names like la “malagueña de Chacon” la Soleá de la Serneta, los Tangos de Titi, la siguiriya de Manuel Molina.
What exactly do these names refer to? To artists of course, these are the names of the artists who created, re-created and developed these styles. But concretely we refer to small pieces of cante.
A style is multidimensional, so I'm going to explain the 3 dimensions of a style:
- The Melody
- The Library of Lyrics
- The Processing

A deep knowledge of a style is what allows us all to play, sing, dance together, respecting the rules of the traditional flamenco game for which we do not need rehearse. This is the only way to be able to anticipate the caídas del cante and to "rematar" correctly, to really interact and improvise. The style tells us that there will be different possible paths and while performing live, we will have to provoke or react to these options.

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Intro: 00:00
I Like Your Style: 01:07
Vocabulary: 02:12
1· Melody: 04:41
2· Lyrics: 05:29
3· Processing: 07:59
Public Library: 13:44
The Name of the Styles: 15:53
What's the Point?: 18:20
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[rfarrelldic]

Excelentes presentaciones ... muy bien hwcgas. Gracias 0:42

[mogacila]

You deserve more views! Thank you for the knowledge you share!

[cristianrojas]

Sir you are a blessing please continue to do what you do. You do it well 🤝🏻

[ealingschoolofdrums]

Oh no, now I'll be singing Jingle Bells at Birthday parties by mistake, that should confuse all the kids I teach, jaja. Thanks for these wonderful videos, and your way of explaining them. I think this is the best channel on youtube to begin to learn Flamenco, for English speakers. All delivered with passion also !

[AmadoWildlifeVideos]

Very impressive. I have been looking for a key to unlock flamenco cantos. Thank you for providing this.

[aligatovisions]

Wow, thank you so much! Having these explanations in English is very helpful and I appreciate you sharing your knowledge

[freeltamon]

Excellent video! Wow! It really seems like it's impossible to play Flamenco guitar without ACTUALLY knowing what you're accompanying via cante. Well, that's....illuminating!! Thanks!