Pepe Marchena
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A flamenco style which originates in eastern Andalucía,
belonging to the fandangos
group, and with their origins in the Granada variant. One
distinguishing feature of the granaína is that it
is performed without a rhythmical framework, so its hallmarks
lie in the melodical work and the guitar chords. The roots
of this style owe much to Frasquito Yerbabuena, although
its flamenco form was actually laid down by Antonio
Chacón and Ramón Montoya who accompanied
him on guitar, after a study of the cantes from Granada
at the close of the 19th century. It also draws influences
from the malagueña - in fact, José Cepero
sang what he termed a “granaína malagueña”.
It differs from the media granaína in the melody
(which is almost invariable in both cases) and in the mood:
the granaína is more restrained and the media granaína
(with no cries of "ay" in the introduction) is
bolder, more baroque. Manuel Vallejo, Juan Mojama, Manuel
Centeno and Pepe
Marchena, among others, are outstanding performers of
both types of cante. As for dancing to this style, a superb
example is to be found in the latest choreographic work
by Eva
Yerbabuena.
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Sample verse:
Rosa, si yo te cogí
Fue porque no me dio gana
Al pie de un rosal dormí
Y rosas tuve por cama,
De cabecera un jazmín |
Dear rose, if I didn't pluck you
It was because I had no desire to
I slept at the foot of a rose-bush
And I had roses for my bed
Jasmine for my headboard
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