Milagros Mengíbar – Por Tarantos; Antonio Márquez & Paco Serrano (toque) / cc English, Español

00:19 Barrenero soy señores de las minas de La Unión
[La Unión is situated in the Region of Murcia in the southeast of Spain. In the past known for its rich mines.]
03:08 De donde nacen los tempranos, soy del reino de Almería
[Pedro “El Morato” (Pedro Segura, Vera, provincia de Almería 1841-?) is one of the oldest known singers of La Unión, at older age he was engaged in the sale of vegetables and fruits in several mining towns.]
7:50 Que arañaba con las uñas, un niño como un león
[Asturias is an autonomous community in north-west Spain.]
10:28 Ordinairo --- de llores de las minas de La Unión
Cante: Antonio Saavedra & Juan Reina
Milagros Mengíbar baile (Sevilla, 1952)
Juan Reina (Juan Reina Davalos, Villanueva del Río y Minas, Sevilla 1950, leaving at nine to Madrid / marchándose a los nueve años a Madrid)
Antonio Saavedra / Salpicón (Antonio Saavedra Salpicón, Alcalá de Guadaíra,Sevilla 1946 – 2002)
Toque:
Antonio Márquez (?)
Paco Serrano (Francisco Miguel Serrano Cantero, Córdoba 1964)
cc Español: Dª. Estefanía Brao Martín, 2014
The taranto is a flamenco style originating in the province of Almería (Andalusia), specifically in its mining area. It is descended from the taranta, and differs from it in that it sticks slightly to one beat, which makes the dance possible. The taronto songs belongs to the group of the – often very dramatic - miner songs.
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