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The cuatro of Venezuela has four single nylon strings, tuned (ad'f#'b). It is similar in shape and tuning to the ukulele , but their character and playing technique are vastly different. It is tuned in a similar fashion to the traditional D tuning of the ukulele, but the A and B are an octave lower.
The cuatro is a family of Latin American string instruments played in Colombia, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and other Latin American countries. It is derived from the Spanish guitar . Although some have viola -like shapes, most cuatros resemble a small to mid-sized classical guitar .
Joropo is a genre, emerged to represent Venezuela's identity because of its popularity and by how much it was enjoyed across many regions in the nation. [6] The Joropo is played with the bandola or llanera harp ( arpa llanera ), cuatro , and maracas , [ 4 ] making use of polyrhythmic patterns, especially of hemiola , and alternation of 3
This set category contains articles about Venezuelan musicians who play the cuatro. Pages in category "Venezuelan cuatro players" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Pages in category "Venezuelan-cuatro players" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D. Simón Díaz; G.
It has 4 sets of triple strings and is also known as the Guitarro, Guitarro Segundo, and the Segunda Guitarra. There is another tiple played in Venezuela but is a member of the Venezuelan Cuatro family of instruments, also called a tiple and known as the Cinco y Medio or Cinco. It is very much like the Cuatro but it has 5 strings instead of ...
Tambor is a coastal Afro-Venezuelan music and dance. It is a cultural manifestation originating in the slaves from Africa.The drums are of Kongo origin, as are most musical genres of Afro-Venezuelan origin.
Venezuelan Fiesta is a 33-RPM LP album by Venezuelan composer/arranger/conductor Aldemaro Romero, released in 1956, under contract with RCA Victor.. This was the second Romero's album with RCA Victor, featuring popular Venezuelan pieces, and the release of the joropo Venezuelan Fiesta, continuing with the modernization of Venezuelan folk music, upgrading it from folk instrumentations to full ...