Types of flamenco tangos

Flamenco tangos would emerge at the turn of the century as a result of the combination of some elements of Andalusian jaleos, with a ternary beat, with the rhythm and beat of American tango. Thus a new genre was born, which would bring with it a list of new styles that enriched the repertoire of flamenco styles.

Other theories defend that the tangos before ‘aflamencarse’ were tientos, then accelerating the beat and became flamenco tangos.

In flamenco tangos we can find the melodic spirit of the soleá (in the singing) and the harmonica of the seguiriya (in the toque), and all this on a binary compass as a differentiating element.

Tangos have special characteristics, depending on the geographical area, in addition to which certain performers have given a personal stamp to certain styles of tangos.

Among the best known variants are:

Tangos from Cádiz.

Triana Tangos.

Tangos de Jerez.

Tangos from Malaga.

In addition to these tangos, there are other variants, although with less musical entity, with those of the Jaén tangos, those of Extremadura and those of Perchel.

Among the first known interpreters of flamenco tango we can highlight El Mellizo and Aurelio Sellésin Cádiz; El Titi, José Ortega and Pastora Pavón in Seville; Manuel Torres, El Mojama and Frijones in Jerez; and La Pirula, La Repompa and El Piyayo in Málaga.