Bulerías
Song with a 'copla', generally three or four, eight syllable, verses of a festive and noisy character. Etymologically it could come from the word mock ('burla') and from this came to the name of 'buleria'. It is dated from the XIX century and was born from the 'soleá', a style from which it takes its beat, to increase the rhythm In this song two variations can be distinguished: 'bulerias' to dance to, which present a multitude of styles and 'bulerias al golpe', created more for listening and also so called ' bulerías por soleá' a style which for some experts was prior to the 'bulería' itself. Many attribute its creation to Loco Mateo and Gloria, who could be the parents of the 'buleria por soleá' but the great driving force of this song were Manuel Vallejo and La Niña de los Peines from Sevilla. Despite this, the bulería counts on a great variety of styles, such as those from Cádiz -in major tones, those from Jerez - in modal tones, or the 'cuplés' - in minor tones, these varieties having been brilliantly performed by la Perla de Cádiz, Terremoto de Jerez and la Fernanda de Utrera, respectively.
