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flamencocongusto

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What is a soleá "apolá"? 
I guess the term "apolá" can refer also to other palos than the soleá. Can anybody exlain what it is and how one can recognize it? Thanks!
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RE: What is a soleá "apolá"? (in reply to flamencocongusto) 
A rather slim flamenco singer known by the knick name El Polo had a way of singing Soleá. His creation is often just called Polo and is like Caña.

Apolá means in the style of El Polo.

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Phil

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RE: What is a soleá "apolá"? (in reply to flamencocongusto) 
Solea apola' is a style of solea. Apola' is derived from Polo. Polo and Caña are considered to be the oldest Flamenco forms and, as I understand it, a Solea Apola' is some mixture of Polo and Solea accredited to a singer named Paquirri El Guante (if I remember correctly). I don't think I have any recorded examples and it's not widely heard now-a-days. I've heard it in live performances, but I'm afraid I don't know what distinguishes it from other Solea styles.

I've never heard the explanation given above by Tomas, but you never know with Flamenco and he may be right. (But I don't think so.)

Phil
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RE: What is a soleá "apolá"? (in reply to flamencocongusto) 
i have a few solea Apolá. Fosforito, Pepe Lucia (chiquitos de algeciras) and some others
but the diffrence in the singing style. well..

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RE: What is a soleá "apolá"? (in reply to flamencocongusto) 
I never made the connection with Polo and Solea Apola before, they sound a lot different to me. Anyway, guitar wise it is a little quick like Solea por Bulerias. The singer needs a wide range of notes so it is in a key relatively lower than normal Solea for the same singer. I can recognize it from the opening melody. If in E phrygian, the singer sings up the scale from A, ABCDE--------FGA___GFE, then down the scale all the way to E. Very similar to the first line of Fandangos by Nino de Gloria. Anyway because of the wide range, it is a big challenge for singers so you don't hear it very often.

Ricardo

OH yeah, good examples duende. My copy of Chiquitos calls the Solea Apola "Solea Viejas de Triana". For a modern version check out Juaneke with Chicuelo. Rafael de Utrera does it live, it is one of his specialties.
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RE: What is a soleá "apolá"? (in reply to flamencocongusto) 
Caña and Polo are pre-solea cantes and most flamencologist believe that Solea was developed from them, as Alegrias and Bulerias were later developed from the Solea. Solea Apola was originally sung as an ending to the Polo and later developed into it's own style. It's a form of Solea de Triana.

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RE: What is a soleá "apolá"? (in reply to Ricardo) 
Ricardo and Flamencocongusto,

I searched google.es and came up with a lot of info on Solea Apola (how do you make an accent mark over the a ). It's not what I said -a mixture of Solea and Polo. It was originally done as an ending to the Polo, hence the name, and is a style of Solea de Triana. Juan23 got it right.

Phil
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RE: What is a soleá "apolá"? (in reply to flamencocongusto) 
Thanks you guys, this really helps!
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