SAMPLE PROGRAM

The program will be announced by Mr. Radford and will be selected from the following traditional Flamenco repertoire:

SOLEARES    Profound Cante Hondo (deep song) of the Spanish Gypsies.
   
TARANTAS    Mournful lament of the Andalusian miners.

BULERIAS    Improvisational dance music, often eliciting hand clapping (palmas) and "oles."

ALEGRIAS    One of the most common dances encountered at festive Flamenco gatherings.

ZAMBRA    A spellbinding ode tracing its Moorish roots back to medieval times.

GRANADINAS    Romantic melodies evoking the sparkling fountains of Granada.

VERDIALES    A lively dance rhythm of Malaga often heard with castanets.

RONDENA    Haunting Gypsy harmonies capturing the first moments of dawn.

RUMBA    A Gypsy dance rhythm popular world wide. 

SEGUIRIYA    A melancholy expression from the depths of the Gypsy soul.

GUAJIRA    An infectious rhythm suggestive of the Caribbean.

FARRUCA     A masculine dance rhythm with strong accents.

TANGO    A popular form evolved from the Moorish Zambra.

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