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The folkloric traditional music of Paraguay is the Paraguayan polka and the Guarania. The Paraguayan polka comes from polka of Czech origin; that was danced for the first time in Asunción, on November 27, 1858. [ 1 ]
Guarania is a genre of music created in Paraguay by musician José Asunción Flores in 1925, [1] with the purpose of expressing the character of the Paraguayan people. This is accomplished by the slow and melancholic rhythms and melodies used in the songs.
The "Paraguayan National Anthem" (Himno Nacional Paraguayo) was officially adopted on 20 May 1846. The lyrics were written by Francisco Acuña de Figueroa under the presidency of Carlos Antonio López , who at the time delegated Bernardo Jovellanos and Anastasio González to ask Figueroa to write the anthem.
Paraguayan polka, also known as danza paraguaya (Paraguayan dance), is a style of music created in Paraguay in the 19th century. The Paraguayan polka is very different from the traditional polka , mainly because the Paraguayan version combines ternary and binary rhythms , whereas the European only uses binary.
Cachaca music is widely popular in the shanty towns and rural areas of Paraguay, Argentina, and Bolivia. In Paraguay, it is a unique phenomenon with artists such as Lalo y Los Descalzos (a group that originated in the Latin community of California, United States) achieving significant success. While they are relatively unknown in the grupero ...
Paraguayan styles of music (4 P) Pages in category "Music of Paraguay" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
After the war, political instability ruled in Paraguay and Flores moved to Buenos Aires. While he was living in Argentina his songs were diffused throughout Paraguay and the Guarania genre became a success, confirming the originality and creativity of Flores' work. In 1944 the song India was declared by the Paraguayan government as a "national ...
Giménez compositions ranged from Paraguayan polkas and Guaranias to waltzes and marching songs.His most famous works include: Añorando a Matto Grosso, Al Papa Wojtyla, Ruperto Bravo, Feliz Cuarto Centenario, Corrientes, Sapukái en las Malvinas, Corasô rasy, Corasô rasy, Panchita Garmendia, Ha che tren, Che valle Pirajumi and Campesina Paraguaya.