Flamenco rock or Andalusian rock is a rock music subgenre that emerged from (but is not limited to) the Spanish region of

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throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s. There were some precedents like a couple of albums (''Rock encounter'' and ''The Soul of Flamenco and the Essence of Rock'') by

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, a handful of singles by Smash, Gong, Galaxia, Flamenco or even the American band

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. However, Triana was recognized as a pioneer of the genre since their music focuses on a homogeneous fusion of the progressive rock and flamenco. Many bands that mixed progressive and symphonic rock with flamenco followed them such as Imán Califato independiente, Cai, Guadalquivir, Alameda or

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; that's why the term ''Andalusian rock'' may be understood simply as ''flamenco prog''. Medina Azahara turned from progressive to a hard rock outfit in the 1980s and they remain as one of the most popular flamenco rock bands in its home nation. Also other flamenco-influenced styles of rock emerged like the flamenco-folk band Veneno, flamenco-jazz-blues band

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among other bands that melted flamenco with African, reggae or Latin rhythms.

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Rock music genres

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