- Ayeo Introductory section to cante that serves the singer to locate him/herself in the tonality and warm up the throat also suggesting the depth or cadence of the style he/she is going to interpret.
- Bailaor/a Flamenco dancer.
- Cajón Percussion instrument that marks the rhythm and is used to accompany flamenco music. It is a part of the flamenco set together with guitar and cante.
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Cantaor/a Flamenco Singer.
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Cante Action or effect of singing any popular chant from Andalucia. For instance, when talking about cante por soleares we refer to singing in that style.
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Cante jondo: The term jondo comes from Spanish popular culture and refers to the most original, profound, and hallucinatory forms that occur in the field of flamenco. It is a performance-based on lament, from the first to the last verse, and whose result is a full manifestation of emotions, where the deepest feelings of the flamenco singers come to the surface.
- Compás Term which is used in flamenco vocabulary to refer to the pulse.
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Falseta In popular guitar music, a melodic or flourish phrase that is placed between the chord sequences intended to accompany the song. Referring to flamenco styles, it is a section in which the guitarist does his solo, as in jazz happens between two sections of the singing voice.
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Palmero/a/s flamenco clappers (people who clap to accompany the singing and the guitar).