The
cante flamenco , meaning "flamenco singing", is one of the three main components of
flamenco, along with
toque (playing the guitar) and
baile (dance). Because the dancer is front and center in a flamenco performance, foreigners often assume the dance is the most important aspect of the art form - but in fact, it is the
cante which is the heart and soul of the genre. A
cante singer is a
cantaor.