A Rondeña is a palo or musical form of flamenco originating in the town of Ronda in the province of Málaga in Spain.
In common with other palos originating in Málaga, the rondeña antedated flamenco proper and became incorporated into it during the 19th century.
The rondeña spread enormously throughout Andalusia in the 19th century, to such an extent that numerous foreign observers, touring the region at the time, referred to it later in their writings.
The rondeña has evolved in recent times, with a decrease in melismatic ornamentation, and generally the tempo is somewhat slower than was previously the case.
Among its higher representer we can find: Miguel Borrull senior, who was one of its forerunners, and Ramón Montoya, the first big interpreter to ennoble the genre.