"España cañí" (meaning "Gypsy Spain" in

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) is a famous instrumental

piece of

pasodoble Pasodoble ( Spanish: ''double step'') is a fast-paced Spanish military march used by infantry troops. Its speed allowed troops to give 120 steps per minute (double the average of a regular unit, hence its name). This military march gave rise ...

music by

Pascual Marquina Narro Pascual Marquina Narro (16 May 1873 – 13 July 1948) was a prolific Spanish orchestral and operatic composer, known particularly for his pasodoble Pasodoble ( Spanish: ''double step'') is a fast-paced Spanish military march used by infantry ...

(1873–1948). The song was written around 1923 and first recorded in 1926. In English it is also known as the ''Spanish Gypsy Dance''. Its main refrain (eight bars of

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s that go from E major to F major (with added 4 instead of 5) to G major and back) is arguably the best known snippet of Spanish music and is popular worldwide. Several arrangements of the tune are often used for the Latin

Paso Doble Pasodoble (Spanish: ''double step'') is a fast-paced Spanish military march used by infantry troops. Its speed allowed troops to give 120 steps per minute (double the average of a regular unit, hence its name). This military march gave rise r ...

dance (to the point that, among Latin dancers, it is known as "the paso doble song" as it is very commonly played in competition due to the common custom for the choreography to match the phrasing and accents of the music for the full effect of the dance). It is also a chant played and voiced by the supporters of

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. The song has also been used as the theme song for Pablo Sanchez in the

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games.

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