Buleria
12/8 or 3+3+2+2+2
Bulerias started around the beginning of the 20th century. Gitanos have always counted it starting on the 12, because Solea is a much older form (the Mother of Flamenco) and is counted like this:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
– the main accents are in bold red numerals. As you will see in the next line, the buleria just shifts the rhythm and by starting with the 12 you keep the accents in the same places.
12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
or here is an alternate version of accents – however, there are many more different ways of doing this… just try to listen to the alchemy Ron adds to the basic rhythm during his tabla solo…
12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Solea por Bulerias means that the Solea is played to the Buleria rhythm, i.e. there is that accent on the first beat.
Now regarding todays new Listening Lounge downloads and Podcasts, which feature two version of Duende del Amor. As you will be able to tell, if you can follow the above instructions, the verses of this piece keep to the Bulerias rhythm, but for the Chori we don’t accent the Buleria and rather play a 6/8 feel.
Very cool! Thanks :D
A quick question–Is this:
12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
another way of writing this:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
?
Yeah, Adam, of course…. but that would not be cool!
Yeah, Adam, of course…. but that would not be cool!
That most be the single, most brilliant answer I have ever heard. I love it! It is all about the coolness.
I already explained in my post why Buleria should be counted starting with the 12… did you expect me to repeat that? I don’t have the patience nor the time of a guitar teacher.
Oh no, not at all. I actually thought it was genuinely funny. I appreciate your sense of humor. I thought your explanation was quite lucid. I didn’t even know the differences between a Soleá and a BulerÃa until I read the post. Now, when I hear Flamenco, I can see if I can tell them apart. For me, knowledge is always cool.