¡Y Que Viva Venezuela! Maestros del Joropo Oriental

¡Y Que Viva Venezuela! Maestros del Joropo Oriental

produced by Patricia Abdelnour, fl. 2012 and Daniel E. Sheehy (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 2009), 56 mins

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Field of Interest
World Music
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"Music that has roots, that has identity, has a powerful strength," says musician-producer Aquiles Báez about the joropo oriental of eastern Venezuela. Amid the anonymous global musical mix, masters of this string-driven, highly improvised, local music spin out endless threads of artful melody woven into a rich rhythmic fabric. This all-star group of Venezuelan masters applies a rainbow of sounds - guitars unique to the region, button accordion, violin, maracas, bass, and drums—to paint a panorama of a rediscovered, powerful musical tradition on the ascendance. 55 minutes, 14 tracks, 44-page booklet with extensive bilingual notes and photographs.

"La música que tiene raíces, que tiene identidad, tiene una fuerza poderosa," así dice el músico y productor Aquiles Baez acerca del joropo oriental del Este venezolano. En medio de la globalización musical, los maestros de esta música local, rica en improvisación y propulsada por el sonido de sus cuerdas, tejen los hilos inagotables de las hermosas melodías en un mantel rico en ritmo. Este grupo de estrellas y maestros venezolanos aplican un arcoíris de sonidos—guitarras únicas de la región, acordeón de botones, violín, maracas, bajo, y tambores—para pintar un panorama de una tradición musical recientemente redescubierta y en boga. 55 minutos, 14 pistas, librito con fotos y 44 páginas de extensas notas en inglés y en español.

Maestros del Joropo Oriental are participants at the 2009 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, performing on the National Mall in Washington D.C. as part the Las Américas: Un Mundo Musical program.

This album is part of the Smithsonian Folkways Tradiciones/Traditions series of Latino music, produced with support by the Smithsonian Latino Center.


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Content Type
Music recording
Duration
56 mins
Recording Engineer
Pete Reiniger, fl. 1956
Format
Audio
Sub Genre
Joropo
Label
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Producer
Patricia Abdelnour, fl. 2012, Daniel E. Sheehy
Release Date
2009
Subject
World Music, Music & Performing Arts, South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, América del Sud, México, Centroamérica y el Caribe, América do Sul, México, América Central e Caribe
Keywords and Translated Subjects
América del Sud, México, Centroamérica y el Caribe, América do Sul, México, América Central e Caribe

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