Granaína () is a

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of singing and

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playing from Granada. It is a variant of the Granada fandangos. It was originally danceable, but now has lost its rhythm, is much slower, and is usually only sung or played as a guitar solo, reflecting its Arab-Moorish heritage more strongly than other fandangos. The famous singer ''Don''

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(1869–1929) is attributed with freeing the granaína from its rhythmic ties and making it popular. Singers usually finish their rendering of the granaína with a ''media granaína'', a similar tune but rising to a higher pitch. Manuel Vallejo (1891–1960) was a famous exponent of this latter '' cante''.

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Granada Spanish styles of music {{music-genre-stub