Cante jondo

Cante jondo (Spanish: [ˈkante ˈxondo]) is a vocal style in flamenco, an unspoiled form of Andalusian folk music. The name means "deep song" in Spanish, with hondo ("deep") spelled with J (Spanish pronunciation: [x]) as a form of eye dialect, because traditional Andalusian pronunciation has retained an aspirated H lost in other forms of Spanish.

The common traditional classification of flamenco music divides it into three groups, of which the deepest, most serious forms are known as cante jondo.

Cante jondo is linked closely to the suffering and marginalization experienced by Romani people.