The bulerias flamenco is a style of music most common at any flamenco get-together. It is a happy and festive form, suitable for parties because of it’s happy nature. It requires a high level of energy from both the guitar players as well as the singers and dancers.

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This style allows much room for improvisation on the dancers part, and this encourages the artists to brag with their skills and to initiate communication with the audience. Sometimes the steps of other popular styles are performed in the bulerias flamenco, but it is done so in a fun and provocative manner.

The fast rhythm makes it suitable for the “jaleo”, which is the habbit of shouting interjections of admiration and encouragement to the guitar player, and hand-clapping. The quick tempo makes it hard for a guitar player without a firm grip of the technique. Not only does the guitar player have to play a flurry of notes, but he must also be passionate and connected with the other singers and dancers.

The meter plays a crucial role in the uniqueness of the bulerias flamenco because it provides the freedom for spontaneous and roguish singing and dancing. For the guitar player the quick meter begs him to play in a high key, most commonly A major and B flat major.

Often times it is used to finish off songs in other styles, most commonly the solea, and every flamenco get-together tends to finish in a bulerias flamenco.