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(From guajiro, white Cuban farmer, and a popular song that is common among them). It is therefore a cante de ida y vuelta (conjunction of styles that were created in Spain, travelled to the Americas with Spanish migrants, where they were influenced by Hispanic American folk music, before returning to Spain and being influenced, in turn, by flamenco music) whose origins lie in Cuban folk tradition. It is a very happy and rhythmic style. Its lyrics mainly evoke Havana and its inhabitants, or to themes of love and nostalgia. Several experts believe that this cante should actually be called punto cubano, as it already existed in Cuba under this name.