MANUEL BETANZOS 2023 CONTENT

BULERIAS

Bulerías is a boisterous, cheerful and festive palo which thrives off jaleos and palmas (clapping). Its upbeat and relaxed nature tends to make it the dance most flamenco palos (of 12 beats compas) and juergas finish off with.  

There are many different types of Bulerias and all of them are defined by their geographical origin. 

MARIANAS

Mariana is a singing and dancing "palo flamenco". A binary flamenco style which belongs to the group of tangos, and according to some derives specifically from Tientos. This singing became popular in the early 20th century thanks to El Cojo de Málaga, which led to him being known artistically as El Cojo de las Marianas as well as El Niño de las Marianas.

Later, “marianas” were given a new appreciation thanks to artists such as Bernardo el de los Lobitos, Curro Lucena, Jesus Heredia and Jose Menese.

 CAñA

"Caña” is a flamenco “palo” which historically  for some has been considered the most significant. In "Escenas Andaluzas" of Estébanaez Calderón it was called "caña" to "the primitive core of Andalusian singing" and professor Garcia Matos assured that “caña” came from a very old Andalusian singing style. Some other authors have discussed this musical etymology. For them, it is related to “soleá” or “toná”, the latter is difficult to prove but the similarities are many.

When it comes to the dancing aspect, Cañas are quite melancholic and require a lot of weight to be interpreted.