Template:Listen "Vamo' Alla Flamenco" is a piece of music from the game Final Fantasy IX composed by Nobuo Uematsu, included in the game's original soundtrack. It is the music played during the sword fight minigame between Blank and Zidane near the beginning of the game, and when playing Chocobo Hot and Cold.
Vamo' Alla Flamenco is a depiction of Vamos allá, Flamenco, a Spanish expression meaning freely "Let's go, Flamenco". A common idiom utilized in southern Spain, the title may be a reference to the tune's "Spanish" feel, although what Uematsu meant by naming the composition so remains a matter of debate.
"Vamo Alla Flamenco" includes at one point in its harmonic center the chord progression of a famous Flamenco guitar musical theme, "La Malagueña"; it shares, as well, its diatonic scale of E-minor. The main theme itself is taken from the traditional tune "La Folia" with its distinctive flattened leading note triad in the fourth bar (G-major triad in the A-minor of "Vamo' Alla Flamenco"). La Folia can be heard in several other tracks in Final Fantasy IX, including the "Black Mage Village" and "Vivi's Theme".
Other Versions
Final Fantasy IX: Uematsu's Best Selection
A shortened version of "Vamo' Alla Flamenco" is featured among the "best of" album of Final Fantasy IX.
Piano Collections: Final Fantasy IX
A piano arrangement of "Vamo' Alla Flamenco" is included in the Piano Collections album. This version can also be found on the Final Fantasy S Generation: Official Best Collection album.
The Black Mages II: The Skies Above
A hard rock arrangement of "Vamo' Alla Flamenco" is featured in The Black Mages' second album, where the acoustic guitar is mostly replaced by an electric guitar.
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"Vamo' Alla Flamenco" was one of the pieces performed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra at the Tokyo International Forum on February 20th, 2002.
Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy
This track was present on the orchestral concert performed by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic at the Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm, Sweden on December 4th, 2007.
Distant Worlds: Music from Final Fantasy Returning Home
"Vamo' Alla Flamenco" is included on this live recording of an orchestral concert, performed by the Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Arnie Roth held in Tokyo, in November 2010.
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