Flamenco singers offer their personal flavor to the letras they sing,
In the quality of their voice,
their phrasing,
their mannerisms and facial expressions,
And with the words they choose…
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soleá por bulerías
Check out, Irene “La Seranilla,” one of our teachers on the Flamenco Tour to Granada, dancing por soleá:
Here’s another one David Lagos shared with us during his last workshop.
Bulerías por Soleá
A nadie quiero
mientras que viva mi compañero
Soleá por Bulerías
Traditional
Será o no será
pa mi unos tormentos dobles
verte y no poderte hablar
Pastora Galván dances as José Valencia sings today’s letra to her.
Soleá por Bulerías
Yo me he enamorado
y ya no me enamoro más
Here is another letra José Mijita sang to Carmen Herrera during that house concert:
Soleá por Bulerías
Al de la Puerta Real
me aliviara estas duquelas…
Here watch Carmen Herrera and José Mijita doing a concert from home during the 2020 lockdown in Spain.
Here’s one of the letras you’ll hear:
Bulerías
Me ha costao un dineral…
Soleá
Te quise sin darme cuenta
y ahora que olvidarte quiero
como bien te camelo…
Soleá de Alcalá
¿A quién le contaré yo
las fatiguitas que estoy pasando?
se los voy a contar a la tierra…
Ready to deconstruct a bulerías pataíta with me?
Watch Luisa La Margara dance at the end of the video below.
(And if you thought you were too old to dance flamenco, think again.)
Valentine’s Day is upon us,
so here’s a love letra for you today, and a video of Juan Talega singing it.
Soleá por Bulerías
Traditional
¿Por qué no te pones tú
a pensar en mi querer?
Porque yo de pensar en el tuyo
loquita me voy a volver
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Have you heard Manuel De Falla’s Siete Canciones Populares Españoles?
In researching for this post, I discovered that today’s letra came from that piece.
Watch Javier Barón dance to it and Matilde Coral dance bulerías at the end.
In need of a little chuckle?
Then read on for today’s letra.
I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I do…
I first heard this letra when Diana sang it for tangos, and it made me think of my best friend Felicia who absolutely loves radishes. In the video below you can watch and listen to La Paquera sing it as soleá por bulerías:
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I have a treat for you today.
Antonio Reyes and Nono Reyes live from their Coronavirus quarantine.
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Here is an observation activity to help you understand bulerías more deeply along with a letra and a video from the Peña la Bulería caseta during the Feria de Jerez.
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Greetings from Jerez. I’m here on the Flamenco Tour, up to my ears in bulerías and loving it. So, here’s one for you today along with a video of Gema Moneo.