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Guajira [ɡwaˈxi.ɾa] is a music genre derived from the punto cubano.According to some specialists, [1] the punto cubano was known in Spain since the 18th century, where it was called "punto de La Habana", and by the second half of the 19th century it was adopted by the incipient Spanish Flamenco style, which included it within its "palos" with the name of guajira. [2]
The guajira is a prime example of so-called cantes de ida y vuelta. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The flamenco guajira is the adaptation to Melos flamenco of the Cuban point, the peasant point, a genre that brings together a series of songs called Guajiros that are grown in the rural areas of the island of Cuba. [ 3 ]
La Yonna is a traditional dance used to honor guests. [clarification needed] [14] [verification needed] Girls are taught a dance that is at the heart of the Majayura, the ritual passage of the "young Wayuu virgin". She must dance in a courtship dance (baile de cortejo) with prospective suitors. With her head covered and wearing a fabric shawl ...
La Guajira Department, a department of Colombia which includes most of the Guajira Peninsula; La Guajira Desert, a desert which covers most of the Guajira Peninsula; Guajira (music), a style of Cuban music, song or dance; Guajira, a Colombian telenovela; Guajira (slang), is also another way to denote a woman who works and lives in a rural area.
a graceful and balletic form of the old bolero; dance in 3/4 time popular in the last century estampa look, appearance by the stance, positioning, form, and dress estribillo short phrases sung repeatedly at the end of a song; the last section of a dance done with singing, where the cantaor/a sings while the baile is danced; see 'coletilla' [2]
Modern flamenco is a highly technical dance style requiring years of study. The emphasis for both male and female performers is on lightning-fast footwork performed with absolute precision. In addition, the dancer may have to dance while using props such as castanets, canes, shawls and fans.
According to its encyclopedic definition, the term folk music (that derives from the German word "folk" or people in English) serves to designate the music spontaneously created and preserved by the people of a country, in contrast with the terms commercial and classical music, which are related to works generated by trained specialists.
Son cubano is a genre of music and dance that originated in the highlands of eastern Cuba during the late 19th century. It is a syncretic genre that blends elements of Spanish and African origin. Among its fundamental Hispanic components are the vocal style, lyrical metre and the primacy of the tres , derived from the Spanish guitar .