Do you know how to dance bulerías with the cante?
Watch how it’s done in the clip below as Carmen Herrera dances while José Mijita sings at the Feria del Caballo in Jerez.
Then find the words, and translation, of the letra you hear.
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I have a treat for you.
It’s a short video I took of José Mijita after our cante class on the Flamenco Tour to Jerez.
We were getting ready to leave when one of the students asked José if he would sing a final letra for us.
This will knock your socks off.
It’s a video of José Mijita singing bulerías in Jerez. At the end Carmen Herrera joins him to dance.
Here’s one of the letras you’ll hear José sing:
Ready to practice your bulerías palmas?
I invite you to follow along with the video below.
Here’s one of the letras you’ll hear José Mijita sing:
Watch José Mijita singing from his home during the 2020 lockdown in Spain. He sings for over 15 minutes by himself, accompanied only at the very end with palmas and baile por fiesta.
Here is one letra he sings at the end:
I thought this would be a good song to share today as it takes place on Christmas Eve.
Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, it’s a fun one, especially if you like rumbas.
Below you can see something Esther was teaching us in bulerías class last week on the Flamenco Tour to Jerez.
You will love it.
Here is the last letra Momo Moneo sings for her:
How well do you understand the structure of bulerías?
Below you’ll find a priceless video from this year’s Fiesta de la Bulería in Jerez.
I’ll deconstruct a couple of the dances and let you do the rest.
Feel like dancing bulerías?
You can do so with the video below.
But first, here’s one of the letras you’ll hear:
Ready to groove to bulerías?
You won’t be able to hold back from playing palmas along with this video of El Londro at the Centro Cultural Flamenco Don Antonio Chacón in Jerez…
Are you tired of picking apart bulerías yet?
In the video below, Juan Garrido talks about how flamenco can be found anywhere and everywhere in Jerez.
He and the others then demonstrate traditional bulerías in its pure and spontaneous form.
I challenge you to watch and identify all of the parts of his dance.
Who feels like having some fun?
Take the following flamenco trivia quiz to do just that and perhaps learn something in the process.
It touches on flamenco theory, history, and interesting tidbits about various artists.
Are You Ready?
Are you ready for some bulerías?
Check out this lighthearted letra and the video below full of bulerías for you to listen to and watch.
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Here’s video of Zorri that you’ll love and a letra por bulerías
Bulerías
Traditional
Entro y te veo
enaguas blancas y en zagalejo
por usted doy la vida
pa que te vengas a la vera mía
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Below enjoy a video of Saray García (Zorri's granddaughter) dancing bulerías at Peña de la Buena Gente in Jerez.
Bulerías
Popular
Si yo tuviera dinero
yo me compraba un melonar
que echara melones dulces
y sandias coloras
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When you're in Jerez there are a few things that everyone seems to ask you. At least they always ask me these things. Have you been to the fería? Have you seen Semana Santa? And...Have you gone to the zambombas?