Romance de Huelva

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Stu

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Joined: Jan. 30 2007
From: London (the South of it), England

Romance de Huelva - Moraito

What's the deal with this song?

Just rediscovered it recently.

I really like it but its unlike anything else I've heard.

anyone got a tab for it? It seems pretty straight forward and worked some out without trying.

video by bursche shared here in 2018 if anyonde isnt familar with this song

http://www.foroflamenco.com/tm.asp?m=311050&appid=&p=&mpage=1&key=romance%2Cde%2Chuelva&tmode=&smode=&s=#311050

perhaps i shoudlve posted my enquiries on that thread

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Ricardo

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From: Washington DC

RE: Romance de Huelva - Moraito (in reply to Stu)

it is bulerías por abajo with drop D. Not sure what Huelva has to do with it, but romances are using soleá or bulerías compás.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 8 2026 16:01:47

zendalex

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From: New York area

RE: Romance de Huelva - Moraito (in reply to Stu)

If you like that one, you must also like the Puerto del Principe by Manolo. Also drop D and people almost always call that one alegria. Though a dancer once told me she thought it was actually a Jaleo.
I believe it could also be classified as Buleria de Cadiz. I think it is all more or less the same as long as it is in 3/4 or 6/8 or 12/8 (whatever you want to measure it in)

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Ricardo

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RE: Romance de Huelva - Moraito (in reply to zendalex)

quote:

ORIGINAL: zendalex

If you like that one, you must also like the Puerto del Principe by Manolo. Also drop D and people almost always call that one alegria. Though a dancer once told me she thought it was actually a Jaleo.
I believe it could also be classified as Buleria de Cadiz. I think it is all more or less the same as long as it is in 3/4 or 6/8 or 12/8 (whatever you want to measure it in)

while for the most part the piece is a bulería de Cadiz, there are certain phrases where the fast soleá 1-10 are expressed, so a very fast alegrías interpretation is not wrong. Same deal with his 2011 follow up in the saura flamenco flamenco film.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 9 2026 15:08:55

Stu

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From: London (the South of it), England

RE: Romance de Huelva - Moraito (in reply to Ricardo)

Thanks guys.

quote:

If you like that one, you must also like the Puerto del Principe by Manolo

I most certainly do like that one too!

Its strange how dropping 1 string E to D is a lot less effort than "going full rondnena".

Just doing that E is much easier to go back and forth between them . Back and forth between rondnean seem smuch more of a drag mentally. So nice to have a few in drop D.
romance de huelva,
puerte del principe,
la ardilla
Pacos Mi inspiracion

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 10 2026 20:45:42