When I think of a guitar, it reminds me of the dramatic folk music of southern Spain which is known as the flamenco.
Flamenco is nothing but the music of the gypsies of Andalusia.
The music is very closest to the heart and soul of the Spanish guitar and every guitarist is tempted to learn at least one flamenco music piece.
In the nineteenth century with a wider audience through its presentation in the cafe cantante their music has found to be very popular.
It is the favored instrument of accompaniment.
Like the blues in America, the flamenco has acquired the following among the most privileged groups of people far removed from the suffering and deprivation that gave birth to many of the songs.
The essence of flamenco and the guitar cries from the heart.
The forms of flamenco have got nearly 30 different kinds of group with different songs relating to different regions and occupations from the martinete of Triana performed to the sound of a blacksmith's hammer striking an anvil to the tarantas and minerals of the mining communities of the southeast.
The song is divided into two groups such as the cante jondo and the serious forms, cante chico and the more lighthearted type.
If you are a student then the most popular forms to study are the alegrias that is played in A to accompany the dance and in E as a solo.
The alternative measures for seguiryas with its fascinating rhythm which the sole areas are 3/4 and 6/8.
The seguiryas with its fascinating rhythm has the sole areas, inspiration for many great False sete.
The various local forms of the fandango are known as Malaguenas in Malaga or Granainas in Granada.
From the Atlantic coast the ever popular and lively fandangos de Huelva.
The dramatic dance is known as the farruca, a feature of Jose Grecos worldwide tours.