Category Archives: Alegría

elementary – rhythmic structures of the main “palos” (flamenco forms)

By miguel | Published: December 15, 2007

How can you start learning the rhythmic forms of flamenco? Start counting. Count the beats out loud, or in your head. Do it in any language you like, the idea is to start to develop a feel for the accents sub-consciously.

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Alegría compás

By miguel | Published: April 1, 2007

Continuing from the previous post… here is some alegría. Nearly everything consists of rasgueados and a couple of very short falsetas. You will notice that the compás (featuring cajón, palmas and jaleo) is excellently done.

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