Several styles of traditional Venezuelan music, such as salsa and merengue are common to its Caribbean neighbors. Eloy Palacios, ( June 27, 1847 - December 12, 1919) was a Venezuelan artist sculptor and painter Carabobo is one of the 23 states ( Estados ' of Venezuela, located in the north of the country about 2 hours by car from Caracas. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Salsa music is a diverse and predominantly Latin American Caribbean genre that is popular across Latin America and among Latinos abroad The word merengue designates a musical form extended through all the Caribbean Perhaps the most typical Venezuelan music is joropo, a rural form which originated in the llanos, or plains. The Joropo is a Musical style resembling the waltz, and an accompanying Dance, having African and European influences Los Llanos redirect here for the Chilean region see Los Llanos Chile Los Llanos (meaning the flat plains is a vast Tropical grassland This musica llanera was developed by creative artists such as Juan Vicente Torrealba, Ignacio Figueredo and Angel Custodio Loyola, who helped to popularize the music throughout the country. The Joropo is a Musical style resembling the waltz, and an accompanying Dance, having African and European influences Juan Vicente Torrealba Pérez (born February 20, 1917) in Caracas, Venezuela, is a Venezuelan Harpist and Composer Ignacio Figueredo was born in Algarrobito ( Apure State) July 31, 1899, and died in San Fernando de Apure ( Apure State Ángel Custodio Loyola ( September 4, 1926 – September 24, 1985) was a Venezuelan singer and composer better known for being Since then a slick, contemporary form of pop-llanera has developed which has earned the scorn of some purists who perceive it as stale and watered-down. Some singers, such as Simon Diaz and Reynaldo Armas have maintained a huge following over the years. Simón Díaz (born August 8, 1928) is a celebrated Singer and Composer of Venezuelan music whose work is regarded as one of the most important Reynaldo Armas, born in Los Guatacaros Santa María de Ipire Guárico State Venezuela, August 4, 1953, is a famous Venezuelan singer In a similar vein, there is also neo-folklore, which takes traditional music and arranges it in an electronic style, for electronic instruments.
Another very popular music in Venezuela is the gaita. The Gaita is the name of a Venezuelan folk Music from Maracaibo, Zulia state This genre originated from the region of Zulia state and is very popular during the Christmas season. Estado Zulia is one of Venezuela 's 23 states ''(estados''. The state capital is Maracaibo. The gaita united to the Aguinaldo, conforms the national representation of the Venezuelan Christmas. Aguinaldo is a folk Genre of Christmas music which originates from Puerto Rico and is based on an archaic form of Spanish Christmas
Other forms of Venezuelan folk music are extensively recorded and researched due to the work of Caracas-based Fundación Bigott. Caracas (kaˈɾakas is the Capital and largest city of Venezuela. History Since our founding in 1963 by CA Cigarrera Bigott Sucs-- - a subsidiary of British American Tobacco -- - we have been carrying out an ongoing African-derived percussion (including multiple rhythms, such as sangeo, fulia and parranda) is perhaps the best documented musical form. Fulía is a typical musical style of the Venezuelan coast it is sung or recited and is interpreted with cuatro, Guitar, Mandolin, Maracas and Parranda or Parranda de aguinaldo are musical sorts from the coast zone of the states Aragua and Carabobo, in Venezuela, where the tambora Fundacion Bigott has also produced groups such Un Solo Pueblo, Huracán de Fuego and Grupo Madera. The group of the Venezuelan Caribbean Huracán de Fuego arrived with the only aim to sing and to dance the drum These more experimental fusion artists combine rumba, Latin jazz, joropo, salsa and other forms of Latin American music. In Cuban music, Rumba is a generic term covering a variety of musical rhythms and associated dances Latin jazz is the general term given to music that combines rhythms from African and Latin American countries with jazz and classical harmonies from Latin America the Caribbean Europe The Joropo is a Musical style resembling the waltz, and an accompanying Dance, having African and European influences Salsa music is a diverse and predominantly Latin American Caribbean genre that is popular across Latin America and among Latinos abroad
Venezuelan calypso music, imported from Trinidad in the 1880s by immigrants arriving during a gold rush, has its own distinctive rhythms and lyrical style. Calypso is a style of Afro-Caribbean Music which originated in Trinidad and Tobago at about the start of the 20th century Trinidad ( Spanish: " Trinity " is the largest and most populous of the two major islands and Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of Electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered A gold rush is a period of feverish migration of workers into the area of a dramatic discovery of commercial quantities of Gold.
Another imported genre is Cuban-American salsa, which has produced several domestic superstars, including Oscar D'Leon. The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Salsa music is a diverse and predominantly Latin American Caribbean genre that is popular across Latin America and among Latinos abroad Oscar Emilio León Simoza, better known as Oscar D'León (b July 11[[ 943]] is a Venezuelan musician who became internationally famous for his Dominican merengue and Latin pop acts such as Billo's Caracas Boys, the Porfi Jiménez Orchestra and Los Melódicos. The Dominican Republic ( Spanish: República Dominicana;) is a nation located in the Caribbean region and shares the island of Hispaniola with Merengue is a type of music and dance that comes from the Dominican Republic. Billo Frómeta (b November 15, 1915 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Caracas May 5, 1988) was a Porfirio Antonio Jiménez Núñez (b February 16, 1928) is a Dominican - Venezuelan Latin music Composer, arranger Los Melódicos are a Latin dance band from Venezuela that plays a blend of Colombian Cuban and Dominican rhythms
Juana Maria de la Concepcion, commonly referred to as Conny Méndez, born April 11, 1898 in Caracas, was a composer, singer, writer, caricaturist and actress who produced more than 40 compositions, such as: Yo soy venezolana, Chucho y Ceferina, 'La Negrita Marisol, Venezuela Habla Cantando, and many others. Juana María de la Concepción, commonly referred as Conny Méndez, was born on April 11 1898 in Caracas, Venezuela was a composer Caracas (kaˈɾakas is the Capital and largest city of Venezuela.
Aldemaro Romero is a prolific Venezuelan composer, he has created a wide range of music, such as Caribbean, jazz, Venezuelan waltzes and symphonic works, which helped to modernize Venezuelan folk music. Aldemaro Romero ( March 12, 1928 – September 15, 2007) was a Venezuelan pianist composer arranger and orchestral conductor
Pop and rock music are very popular too, and several bands have had considerable success over the years. Venezuelan pop musicians such as Ricardo Montaner, José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma", Franco DeVita, and Ilan Chester have gained popularity in other Latin American countries. Ricardo Montaner (born as Hector Eduardo Reglero Montaner on September 8 1957) is an Argentine - Venezuelan singer and Songwriter José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma" (born January 14, 1943 in Caracas) is a Venezuelan singer and actor who has recorded many international Franco De Vita (born January 23, 1954 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Singer-songwriter popular in Latin music. Ilan Chester ( born Ilan Czenstochowski is a celebrated Venezuelan singer keyboardist arranger and composer On the other hand, same history for a lot of well known bands like Desorden Publico (Ska/Pop), Caramelos de Cianuro (Pop/Rock), Los Amigos Invisibles (Acid Jazz) and Devendra Banhart (Naturalismo/Folk) (this last two the most successful internationally), and the now extinct but influential groups Sentimiento Muerto[1] (Post-Punk, Zapato 3[2] (Pop/Rock) and Dermis Tatú[3] (Rock)
In the late 90's a very strong electronic music movement spread through the country. Desorden Público is a Ska / rock band founded in 1985 in Caracas, Venezuela. Ska ( pronounced /ska/ or in Jamaican Patois /skja/ is a Music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and which was the precursor Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Caramelos de Cianuro is a Latin rock band from Venezuela formed in 1991. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Los Amigos Invisibles are a band from Venezuela that plays a blend of Disco, Acid jazz and Funk mixed with Latin rhythms Acid jazz (also known as groove jazz in USA is a Musical genre that combines elements of Jazz, Funk and Hip-hop Most Devendra Banhart (born May 30 1981) is a Venezuelan - American Folk rock Singer-songwriter and Musician. Freak folk is a genre of Folk music associated with contemporary artists like Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom, Hecuba, Akron/Family See also Folk (disambiguation, Volk (disambiguation Folk is one of the Germanic roots that mean "(of the people" or "our Post-punk was a popular musical movement in the mid to late 1970s following on the heels of the initial Punk rock explosion of the early 1970s Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Several big multimedia festivals took place, such as "Caracas No Duerme," "AX," "Petaquire," and "Mare Nostrum. " These events combined music with the video and performance art of Venezuelan artists such as Luis Poleo, Frank Wow, and Sony. The main bands/DJ's of this era are Ojo Fatuo, DJ Oddo and DJ Wyz. Ojo Fatuo is an electronic/rock music group from Caracas, Venezuela.
From 2000 until present, a lot of Venezuelan artists have made a strong movement into different underground music styles. The most significative ones are: Masseratti 2lts[4] (Downtempo), [[KP-9000 (Trip-Hop), Cardopusher (Breakcore), Nuuro (IDM), Todosantos (Nu Rave/Indietronica), Jimmy Flamante (Breakbeat), Las Americas (Shoegaze), Retrovértigo (Post-rock), Lis (Instrumental Rock), Panasuyo (Neo-folcklore), Pacheko (Dubstep) and Los Javelin (Surf-rock/Rockabilly). Downtempo (or Downbeat) is a laid-back Electronic music style similar to Ambient music, but usually with a beat or groove unlike Trip hop is a music Genre also known as the Bristol sound or Bristol acid rap. Breakcore is a loosely defined electronic music style that brings together elements of Industrial, jungle, Hardcore techno and IDM into a breakbeat-oriented Todosantos is an indie band from Caracas Venezuela Stylus Magazine described their album Aeropuerto as "one of the more beguiling multi-faceted debuts of recent years New Rave (sometimes labelled Nu Rave or Neu Rave) is a term applied to several types of music that go from fusing elements of electronic, rock Breakbeat (sometimes breakbeats or breaks) is a term used to describe a collection of sub- genres of Electronic music, usually characterized Shoegazing (also known as shoegaze or shoegazer) is a genre of Alternative rock that emerged from the United Kingdom in the late 1980s Post-rock is a genre of Alternative rock characterized by the use of Musical instruments commonly associated with Rock music, but using Rhythms Instrumental rock is a type of Rock music which emphasizes Musical instruments, and which features no or very little Singing. Dubstep is a Genre of Electronic music that has its roots in London 's early 2000s UK garage scene Surf rock is a style of music that originated in the USA that mixes elements of Surf music and Rock music, and partially due to the number of Mexican Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of Rock and roll music and emerged in the early 1950s
Venezuela has also produced classical composers such as: Antonio Lauro, Moisés Moleiro, Teresa Carreño (who was also a world-renowned pianist), Gustavo Dudamel and Eduardo Marturet (who are primarily international conductors), Antonio Estévez, Federico Ruiz (who also works with other genres) and Vicente Emilio Sojo (known for his contributions to Venezuelan musicology and music education). Antonio Lauro ( August 3 1917 &ndash April 18 1986) was a Venezuelan Musician, considered to be one of the foremost Moisés Moleiro (1904–1979 was a Pianist and Composer. Moleiro had only three months of tuition at the age of six with Manuel Martí Sansón María Teresa Carreño García de Sena ( December 22 1853 - June 12 1917) was a Venezuelan pianist singer composer and conductor Gustavo Adolfo Dudamel Ramírez (born January 26, 1981) is a Venezuelan conductor. Eduardo Marturet (b Caracas, 1953 is a Venezuelan conductor Born in Caracas Marturet studied in Cambridge England, where he obtained a degree in Antonio Estévez was born in Calabozo ( Guárico) Venezuela, January 1, 1916, and died in Caracas, November 26 Vicente Emilio Sojo ( December 8, 1887 - August 11 1974) was a Venezuelan Musicologist, educator and composer born in Roberto Ruscitti followed in their footsteps. Roberto Ruscitti ( Cansano, L'Aquila, December 12, 1941) is an Italian composer soloist and pianist Nationally and internationally recognized
Other Venezuelan musicians of note are: Alberto Naranjo, Cheo Hurtado, Hernán Gamboa, Gualberto Ibarreto, Juan Carlos Salazar, Huáscar Barradas, Cecilia Todd, Vidal Colmenares, María Teresa Chacín, Luis Silva as well as the groups Serenata Guayanesa, Guaco and Ensamble Gurrufio. Alberto Naranjo (born September 14, 1941) is a Musician He was born in Caracas Venezuela. Cheo Hurtado is a Venezuelan Musician, one of the most celebrated Virtuoso performers of the cuatro, whose extremely agile Strumming Hernan Gamboa was born in San Tomé in the State of Anzoategui, located in the eastern part of Venezuela, June 18, 1946. Gualberto Ibarreto (born July 12, 1947 in El Pilar Sucre state, Venezuela) is a folk singer and executant of Mandolin, JCS cuatrojpg|thumb|Juan Carlos and his cuatro]] Juan Carlos Salazar is a well known Venezuelan singer and cuatro player Born in Maracaibo, 1964 the Venezuelan Flutist Huáscar Barradas has deserved eulogies such as the one given by the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemaine Zeitung Cecilia Todd (born March 4, 1951 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a singer and cuatro executant Vidal Colmenares was born on February 14, 1952 in Caño de Indio, a neighborhood in Barinas, deep inside the Llanos. María Teresa Chacín' (born in Caracas, January 22, 1943) is a famous Venezuelan singer in her career has brought Venezuelan music Serenata Guayanesa is a vocal and instrumental quartet playing typical Venezuelan Folk music. Tropical music band from Venezuela formed in Maracaibo, Zulia in 1960. The Ensamble Gurrufío is a celebrated Quartet dedicated to the research arrangement and reinterpretation of Venezuelan Instrumental music
References
- Rosenberg, Dan and Phil Sweeney. "Salsa con Gasolina". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed. ), World Music, Vol. 2: Latin & North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific, pp 624-630. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books. ISBN 1-85828-636-0
Links
- Learn to play Venezuela music - Tablatures for cuatro
- Afro-Venezuelan drum dancing in Choroni
- Information and music by Roberto Ruscitti
- Video clips of Venezuelan music
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