Galerón
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Galeron
)| Galerón | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | Hispanic folk music traditions |
| Cultural origins | Spread from Spain to the American colonies |
| Typical instruments | |
The galerón are two genres of
torbellino (Colombia), and trova
(Puerto Rico).
The other galerón is sung in the Center-Western region of Venezuela, more specifically in
Saint Anthony of Padua. It is one of the Sones de Negros suite, which includes La Bella, La Juruminga, El Poco a Poco, El Yiyivamos, La Perrendenga, El Galerón, y El Seis Figureao. It is played with cuatro, cinco y medio AKA tiple venezolano
, and guitar and sung in two voices.
See also
- Venezuelan music
Sources
- Luis Felipe Ramón y Rivera. La Música Folklórica de Venezuela. Monte Ávila, 1976.
- http://www.venezuelatuya.com/tradiciones/polos_jotas_y_galerones.htm
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