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not to get confused with the play on words of a girl from Galicia called Farruca and it was her that bitterly cried . because her boy , Farruco . died ...
well yes ,... she would still be called that even in Los Angelas . as it is her name ... I think it comes from the Arablic , kind of al-Farruqui, but not sure about that point .. ... sounds like a connection ......
That's kinda what I was getting at, do Farrucos call each other Farruco or is it something other Spaniards use to describe them?
Shouldnt think so The Andaluces use words like farruco and montañeses (literally people from the mountains, but referring to people from Galicia and Asturia etc who came looking for work when Cádiz was the richest city in Spain).
I imagine that people from the North have similar words for the Andalucians
Farruca is a form of Flamenco music, probably originating in the Galicia region of north-western Spain. It is a light form typical of cante chico, and is traditionally danced only by men. It is seldom sung. [1] The farruca is commonly played in the key of A minor [1], with each compás equivalent to 2 measures of 4/4 time with emphasis on the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th beats: [1] 2 [3] 4 [5] 6 [7] 8 "Farruca" is also a well-known song composed by Mary Ann Godla. The dance often has fast turns, quick intense footwork, held lifts and falls, dramatic poses and bursts of filigrana (often with a flat hand). It can also be danced with a cape. Nobody has ever proven in any way that the Farruca came from Galicia. The earliest Farruca recordings are actually villancicos (Christmas songs) lyrics. There is only a very brief mention of Galicia by La Niña de los Peines. The name Farruca is etimological more connected to the Arabic language, in which the first name Faruk and the last name al-Farruqui are very common. Furthermore, the Farruca is very close to the Zambra in rhythm and flavor. Reference
porque se habia muerto su farruco (because her Galician man is dead) y la gaita le tocaba. (her crying is like bagpipes.)
I don't know if it's the same in spanish but in Portuguese, "gaita" also means d|ck. Besides that, "tocaba" also means touching so... "and the 'gaita' was touching her"... funny stuff.
I think "y la gaita le tocaba" means that the bagpipe was playing or that he was a bagpipe player, I see no mention to her crying.
What about Morao-Periquin-Diego Amaya-Falseta-challenge? Or Bulería falseta composing challenge. Or Soleá falseta composing challenge. Or Tangos falseta composing challenge. ??? Eh???
I like those ideas. What about, accompany ONE letra and play one falseta after, we've got a lot of accapellas in the cante accompaniment thread. We could pick one. Judged on correctness, tastefulness and creativity?????
I'm down, but the problem I see is this. Most challenge participants are beginners and 3 letras is probably super intimidating. 1 letra is good to get there feet wet. Maybe the intermediates 2 letras and advanced 3? beginners - one letra followed by falseta intermediate - letra falseta letra falseta advanced - intro letra falseta letra falseta letra out falseta ???
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RE: Farruca Challenge??? (in reply to guitarbuddha)
no , you can get track for practice of cante with and without guitar etc ... i dont have any but some members here do .. there are some by David Leiva.......
Why not take that video Buddha posted and create a solo guitar piece based on that specific sung melody?? Why do you need tracks of any kind except that youtube clip? It's best interpretation wins.....
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The Andaluces use words like farruco and montañeses (literally people from the mountains, but referring to people from Galicia and Asturia etc who came looking for work when Cádiz was the richest city in Spain). 
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