Andalusia in the 1833 territorial division of Spain. Each of the Andalusian provinces bears the same name as its capital: Andalusia is traditionally divided into two historical subregions: Upper Andalusia" or "Eastern Andalusia ("Andalucía Oriental"), consisting of the provinces of Almería, Granada, Jaén, and Málaga, and Lower Andalusia" or "Western Andalusia ("Andalucía Occidental"), consisting of the provinces of Cádiz, Córdoba, Huelva and Seville. Within the various autonomous communities of Spain, "comarcas" are comparable to shires (or, in some countries, counties) in the English-speaking world. Unlike in some of Spain's other autonomous communities, under the original 1981 Statute of Autonomy, the "comarcas"
Music of Andalusia "a body of song of comparable intensity, profanity and eroticism [existed] in Arabic from the second half of the 9th century onwards." "Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians", edited Andalusia is a modern autonomous community of Spain that is best known for flamenco, a form of music and dance that is mostly performed by Andalusian people. Improvised flamenco songs of ancient Andalusian origin are called "cante jondo", and are characterized by a reduced tonal ambiance, a strict rhythm, baroque ornamentation and repetition of notes. "Cante jondo" is sung by a single singer ("cantaor"). There are two forms of flamenco songs: