Its an interesting piece, the “Malagueña”
Its unclear where it came from, though the current version is by the Cuban Ernesto Lecuona. Its possible that it is an agglomeration of tunes heard among flamenco musicians in Andalucia, perhaps actually in Malaga.
When Lecuona put it down on paper (@1933) flamenco was in the process of being “discovered” as a respectable musical style.
Around then Garcia Lorca recorded his famous flamenco-style musical arrangements (”Canciones Antiguas”), including the the indubitably malaguense “Cafe de Chinitas”. And the Mexican pop singer Agustin Lara started composing his “Suite Espanola”, starting with the very famous “Granada” in 1932.
All these things have had a very long run since, becoming standards for the next 90 years. Its interesting to think they were all born at about the same moment, when for some reason so many ears were tuned to Andalucia.
ICBW, but could the abdication of the king and the declaration of the second Spanish republic in 1931 have had something to do with it?
just a guess...