Soleá from Alcala

It is a slower and much more solemn version of this style. It was created by Joaquín el de la Paula, a Sevillian from Alcala de Guadaira and a former soldier in the American-Spanish War. Coming back from the war, he began to sing. It is believed that he came back with certain physical characteristics that provided his soleares, which he could never record, with its typical peacefulness. Juan Talega, the nephew of the former, is another great figure of this style. He became famous at the peak of his life.