Bulerias

Bulerias

"Bulería" (interchangeable with the plural, bulerías) is a fast flamenco rhythm in 12 beats with emphasis in two general forms as follows:

1 2 [3] 4 5 [6] 7 [8] 9 [10] 11 [12]

or

1 2 [3] 4 5 6 [7] [8] 9 [10] 11 [12]

It may also be broken down into a measure of 6/8 followed by a measure of 3/4 counted as such:

[12] - - [3] - - [6] - [8] - [10] -
[12] 1 2 [3] 4 5 [6] 7 [8] 9 [10] 11

When performed, the "bulería" usually starts on beat twelve of the "compas", so the accented beat is heard first.

It is played at about 240 beats per minute, most commonly in an A-phrygian mode, with a sharpened third to make A major the root chord. A typical "rasgueado" (a strumming pattern that sets the rhythm) involves only the A and B-flat chords as follows:


A A [Bb] - - [Bb] A [A] A [A] - [A]

It originated in Jerez during the 19th century, originally as a fast, upbeat ending to "soleares" or "alegrias" (which share the same rhythm and are still often ended this way) . It is among the most popular and dramatic of the flamenco forms and often ends any flamenco gathering. The name "bulerías" comes from the Spanish word "burlar", meaning "to mock" or "bullería", "racket, shouting, din". It is the style which permits the greatest freedom for improvisation, the metre playing a crucial role in this. Speed and agility are required and total control of rhythm as well as strength in the feet which are used in intricate tapping with toe, heel and the ball of the foot.
(See also tap dance.) It is the only flamenco dance style which permits leaping by the male dancer.

The style and rhythms are similar to kathak dancing of northern India. There were several migrations from this area in the 9th-13th centuries and Hindu dancers performed in festivals in the ancient city of Gadir (now Cadiz), established by the Phoenicians.

"Cante" (Singing)

When sung, the "bulería" has three or four octosyllabic lines. It is sometimes subdivided into "bulerías al golpe" (also known as "bulerías por soleá") and "bulerías ligadas". The former is slower and the latter frantic.

External links

* [http://www.esflamenco.com/palos/enbulerias.html Get to know the flamenco forms: bulerías]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BCoZiSbGtY Tomatito performs a bulerías in 1980 - one of the web's more popular bulerías videos]
* [http://www.falseta.com/forum/ Flamenco Forum]


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