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Verdiales are cantes from Málaga folklore, considered
the most primitive form of
fandango
from this area in eastern Andalusia. The name comes from a
variety of olive from the olive-growing region of Málaga
which remains green even when it ripens. Like the fandango,
it has basic ternary time. Like folk cante, it is conserved
in the groups called “pandas” (gangs), in which
there are vocals, guitars, violins, mandolins and tambourines,
to the sound of a vibrant, monotonous beat. As cante flamenco,
for a solo cantaor, more unhurried and just accompanied by
guitar, the form still survives which was laid down by
Juan
Breva. It is usually used as a finish for
malagueñas.
El Cojo de Málaga, Manuel Vallejo, Fosforito, Perico
el del Lunar, Camarón, and more recently, Guadiana
(curiously, doing a version of ‘El extranjero’
by Georges Moustaki) have recorded this style. You don’t
often see it danced in flamenco, but Rafaela Carrasco thus
finishes off her famous malagueña.
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