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Bolero is a genre of song which originated in eastern Cuba in the late 19th century as part of the trova tradition. Unrelated to the older Spanish dance of the same name, bolero is characterized by sophisticated lyrics dealing with love. It has been called the "quintessential Latin American romantic song of the twentieth century".
"Bésame Mucho" (Spanish: [ˈbesame ˈmutʃo]; "Kiss Me A Lot") is a bolero song written in 1932 by Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velázquez. [2] It is one of the most popular songs of the 20th century and one of the most important songs in the history of Latin music. It was recognized in 1999 as the most recorded and covered song in Spanish of ...
Seguidillas boleras, or simply boleras, is a palo (style) of flamenco music based on the seguidilla poetic form and the Spanish dance known as bolero. [1] It is considered a member of the cante chico family of palos. [2] The term "boleras" was popularized around 1812–13 to designate female dancers who performed boleros.
That is why Ravel's Bolero is the one piece of classical music that is commonly known and liked by them." [28] In a 2011 article for The Cambridge Quarterly, Michael Lanford wrote, "throughout his life, Maurice Ravel was captivated by the act of creation outlined in Edgar Allan Poe's Philosophy of Composition."
"Bayan Ko" (usually translated as "My Country"; Spanish: Nuestra patria, lit. 'Our Motherland') is one of the most recognizable patriotic songs of the Philippines.It was written in Spanish by the revolutionary general José Alejandrino in light of the Philippine–American War and subsequent American occupation, and translated into Tagalog some three decades later by the poet José Corazón de ...
Reyes-Aquino is a Filipino folk dancer and cultural researcher who discovered and documented Philippine traditional dances, one of which is the Cariñosa. [1] In the Bicol Region cariñosa, hide and seek movement in different ways. In the original version, the dancers used the fan and handkerchief as the way to do the hide and seek movement, in ...
Hervé wrote a bolero for his operetta Chilpéric in 1868, which was immortalized in painting by Toulouse-Lautrec. Léo Delibes wrote a bolero in Tableau 2 of Coppélia, 1870. Camille Saint-Saëns wrote a bolero for 2 voices and orchestra, El desdichado, 1871. Moritz Moszkowski's wrote a bolero as the last of his first set of Spanish Dances (Op ...
"Nuestro juramento" (English: "Our oath") is a bolero by Puerto Rican songwriter Benito de Jesús and popularized throughout Latin America by Ecuadorian singer Julio Jaramillo. [2] Jaramillo's original recording of the song was made in 1956, featuring Rosalino Quintero on requinto guitar , and released in 1957 by Ónix. [ 1 ]