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marduk

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Caña y Polo? 
can anyone tell me aboutCaña y Polo I think it is a form of Soleares, but I dont think I have heard one

I believe its in the standard soleares rhythm and in E phrygian, but thats all i have been able to find about ti

does anyone have a link to someone playing one?
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Ricardo

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RE: Caña y Polo? (in reply to marduk) 
There are these group of songs that melodically are very lyrical like Malagueñas and such, coming from the mountain region as well, but not following the fandango form but similar ideas of going from phrygian to relative major or minor and going through those harmonies. But the compas is borrowed from other flamenco rhythms. Polo and caña happen to use Solea compas, and often speed up to use solea por buleria type tempo and even bulerias when it comes to the ending of the baile.

Similarily the song "Serrana" is in the same family yet uses the compas of siguiriyas. It is a very lyrical melody unlike the modal droning lament of siguiriyas. I believe that the rhythms were imposed on the songs later, rather then evolving together, but that is just my opinion based on what I get from the melodies and how I have seen singers feel free to impose whatever compas they like on whatever letra they feel like.

There is a famous falseta for Caña that goes to C major and sounds like cantiñas, that many guitarists mix into their solea guitar solo. Paco de lucia for example always ends with his fast picado take on that traditional caña melody:



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Richard Jernigan

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RE: Caña y Polo? (in reply to marduk) 
Here is a link



Although the cante of caña is distinct, the guitar accompaniment can be like soleares (in E Phrygian) up to the point where the typical polo macho appears at the end of each verse. It first occurs in this video at 1:17. Between verses the guitarist plays typical soleares falsetas here.

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