The bandolá is a type of flamenco singing, considered within the style of the cantes derived from the verdiales.[1]

Origin edit

Originally from Vélez-Málaga, bandolás appear when the verdiales lose their danceable character and also the accompaniment of the musicians. The interpretation is performed by a solo singer with a slower rhythm and accompanied only by a guitar. Its rhythm corresponds to the Spanish bolero.[2]

Some authors consider that the bandolá is the common trunk of the cantes de Málaga, and that from it derive the rondeñas,[3] the jabegote, the jabera and the malagueña itself, as well as the fandangos abandolaos and cantes personales, such as those of Juan Breva,[4] and the granaínas of Frasquito Yerbagüena.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Bandolá". flamenco.one. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  2. ^ a b "Flamencopolis". Flamencopolis (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  3. ^ "Málaga | Horizonte Flamenco | El flamenco, historia, palos y protagonistas". www.horizonteflamenco.com. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  4. ^ Unknown (2015-02-02). "Flamenco cantes de Málaga - Flamenco". Flamenco cantes de Málaga - Flamenco. Retrieved 2023-07-19.