Verdiales
Its name comes from the 'Verdiales', a olive growing region of Málaga, where the 'verdial' olive is cultivated. It is a 'copla' of five, eight syllable, verses, the first of which is usually repeated in third place and on occasions with four verses with the repetion of the first in third place and the last twice. It is a prototype of the 'fandango campesino' with simple and happy words, a monotone rhythm that. lmakes its primitive origins evident It is usually performed in the so called 'pandas'. Where on top of the guitars there are lutes, 'bandurrias' (type of mandolin), tambourines, and castanets. It is a danceable song which ascends from the 'morisca' and hasn't quite finished capturing the flamenco influence today, maintaining all its folk music roots.
