Porro
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Porro | |
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Stylistic origins | Cumbia |
Cultural origins | Caribbean region of Colombia |
Typical instruments | Gaita flute Percussion Brass instrument |
Subgenres | |
Porro tapao porro palitiao |
The porro is a musical style and dance from the Caribbean region of Colombia. It is a Colombian cumbia rhythm that developed into its own subgenre. It was originally a folkloric expression from the Sinú River area that evolved into a ballroom dance. It is played mostly by brass bands or orchestras, and danced in couples. This genre influenced some of the greatest Latin American bands of the 1960s, with songs such as "Pachito E'ché" (originally from Wolfgang Alejandro Tovar García, then interpreted by Benny Moré), "Se va el Caimán", and "Me voy pa'Cataca" (originally from José María Peñaranda, then interpreted by La Sonora Matancera.)
Types
The two types of folkloric porro are porro palitiao and porro tapao.
Porro palitiao
The term "palitiao" is derived from the way the bombo drum is struck along its rim to produce the sound of a
Porro tapao
The porro tapao is associated with the savannas around
In contemporary culture
Today, orchestrated porro has lost the widespread popularity it had during the 1940s-1970s in Colombia. However, since the 1980s in
The Festival del Porro in San Pelayo and the Festival del Porro in Medellín hold ballroom and folkloric dance competitions. [citation needed]
Notable artists
- Toto La Momposina
- Wolfgang Alejandro Tovar García
- La Combo d'Lido
- Lucho Bermúdez y su Orquesta
- Orquesta Sonoritmo
- Orquesta Manuel J. Posada
- Jesús Nuncira Machado
- Pacho Galán
- José María Peñaranda
- María Gareña
- Pedro Laza y sus Pelayeros
- Tarry Garcés
References
External links
- The Dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy has definitions for porro