Fandangos is a tree with roots that reach across Andalucía and with branches that keep growing. The form emerged as a popular song and dance in the late 18th Century in the port city of Cádiz from songs and dances brought to Spain from the Americas. The Fandango of today is an aflamencada gathering of those disparate roots. Fandango Andaluz is a broad term that refers to all the forms of Fandangos found across southern Spain. Within this broad category, there are essentially two types of Fandangos, each defined by its source and underlying rhythm