Venezuelan Joropo. Drawing by Eloy Palacios (1912)

Fulía in celebration of la cruz de mayo, Carapita, Caracas

Velorio de Cruz de Mayo, drawing by Anton Goering (1892)

Los Aguinalderos, Carabobo, Venezuela (1953)

Several styles of traditional Venezuelan music, such as salsa and merengue are common to its Caribbean neighbors. Perhaps the most typical Venezuelan music is joropo, a rural form which originated in the llanos, or plains. This musica llanera was developed by creative artists such as Juan Vicente Torrealba, Ignacio Figueredo and Angel Custodio Loyola, who helped to popularize the music throughout the country. Since then a slick, contemporary form of pop-llanera has developed which has earned the scorn of some purists who perceive it as stale and watered-down. Some singers, such as Simon Diaz and Reynaldo Armas have maintained a huge following over the years. In a similar vein, there is also neo-folklore, which takes traditional music and arranges it in an electronic style, for electronic instruments. Joropo. ... Joropo. ... Eloy Palacios was born in Maturín, Monagas, June 27, 1847 in of one of the most rich Eastern families. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1470x1049, 649 KB) This image is part of the collection of the Fundacion Bigott, they publicate this image in the book, Atlas de tradiciones de Venezuela, 1998. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1470x1049, 649 KB) This image is part of the collection of the Fundacion Bigott, they publicate this image in the book, Atlas de tradiciones de Venezuela, 1998. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1350x828, 1073 KB) Licensing This image is of a book cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned either by the artist who drew the cover or the publisher of the book. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1350x828, 1073 KB) Licensing This image is of a book cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned either by the artist who drew the cover or the publisher of the book. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 644 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (846 × 788 pixels, file size: 333 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This image is from the Compact Disc, Entre Rito y Parranda, publicated in 1998, by Fundef. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 644 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (846 × 788 pixels, file size: 333 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This image is from the Compact Disc, Entre Rito y Parranda, publicated in 1998, by Fundef. ... Carabobo State Anthem Motto: Ocassus servitutis (Latin: Decline of servitude) Location within Venezuela Created (given current status) 1864 State capital Valencia Area    â€¢% 4,650 km² 0,51   (Ranked 21st) Population    â€¢% 2,227,000 hab. ... Salsa music is a diverse and predominantly Spanish Caribbean genre that is popular across Latin America and among Latinos abroad. ... People dancing merengue rucaneao // The venezuelan merengue For some people, the word merengue takes relation with the French word “meringue”, name that designates a candy that in Venezuela receives the name of suspiro, and to the Haitian popular dance. ... Venezuelan Joropo. ... Los Llanos (meaning the flat plains) is a vast tropical grassland plain situated at the east of the Andes in northwestern South America (Colombia and Venezuela). ... Venezuelan Joropo. ... Juan Vicente Torrealba Pérez (born February 20, 1917) in Caracas, Venezuela, is a Venezuelan harpist and composer of popular music. ... Ignacio Figueredo Ignacio Figueredo in a public presentation Ignacio Figueredo was born in Algarrobito (Apure State) July 31, 1899, and died in San Fernando de Apure (Apure State) September 3, 1995 Venezuelan folk musician. ... Ángel Custodio Loyola (September 4, 1926 – September 24, 1985), was a Venezuelan singer and composer, better known for being pioneering at the diffusion of joropo and the popular music of the Venezuelan plains, also for being defender of the country’s folklore, and his work for the masification of Venezuelan... Simón Díaz (1928- ). Celebrated singer and composer of Venezuelan music, whose work is regarded as one of the most important legacies for both Venezuelan and Latin American popular music. ... Reynaldo Armas El Cardenal sabanero Reynaldo Armas was born in Los Guatacaros, Santa María de Ipire, Guárico, August 4, 1953, is a famous venezuelan singer and composer. ...

Another very popular music in Venezuela is the gaita. This genre originated from the region of Zulia state and is very popular during the Christmas season. The gaita united to the Aguinaldo, conforms the national representation of the Venezuelan Christmas. The gaita gruoping Maracaibo 15 appearing on the Venezuelan television channel Venevision in 2004 The Gaita is the name of a venezuelan folk music from Maracaibo, Zulia state, it is normally considered a christmas-time music. ... Estado Zulia is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. ... Aguinaldo is a folk genre of Christmas music which originates from Puerto Rico and is based on an archaic form of Spanish christmas carol. ...

Other forms of Venezuelan folk music are extensively recorded and researched due to the work of Caracas-based Fundaciopn Bigott. African-derived percussion (including multiple rhythms, such as sangeo, fulia and parranda) is perhaps the best documented musical form. Fundacion Bigott has also produced groups such Un Solo Pueblo, Huracán de Fuego and Grupo Madera. These more experimental fusion artists combine rumba, Latin jazz, joropo, salsa and other forms of Latin American music. Nickname: La Sultana del Avila (English:The Avilas Sultan) La Sucursal del paraiso Motto: Ave María Santísima, sin pecado concebida, en el primer instante de su ser natural. ... Fundación Bigott is one of the most important private institutions in Venezuela; it is dedicated to preserving and making known making known the values of traditional culture. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... Percussion redirects here. ... // Fulía is a typical musical style of the Venezuelan coast. ... The Parranda Parranda La Flor de San Joaquín It is distinguished as parranda or aguinaldo of parranda a musical form pertaining to the coast zone of the states Aragua and Carabobo, in Venezuela, where the tambora (drum) becomes present as accompanying instrument and melody shows an important afrovenezuelan influence. ... The album Vamos a Darle, by Huracán de Fuego The group of the Venezuelan Caribbean, Huracán de Fuego, arrived with the only aim to sing and to dance the drum. ... In Cuba, Rumba is a generic term covering a variety of musical rhythms and associated dances. ... Latin jazz is the general term given to music that combines rhythms from African and Latin American countries with jazz harmonies from the United States. ... Venezuelan Joropo. ... Salsa music is a diverse and predominantly Spanish Caribbean genre that is popular across Latin America and among Latinos abroad. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ...

Venezuelan calypso music, imported from Trinidad in the 1880s by immigrants arriving during a gold rush, has its own distinctive rhythms and lyrical style. Calypso is a style of Afro-Caribbean music which originated in Trinidad at about the start of the 20th century. ... For other uses, see Trinidad (disambiguation). ... // Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ... For other meanings, see Gold rush (disambiguation) A California Gold Rush handbill A gold rush is a period of feverish migration of workers into the area of a dramatic discovery of commercial quantities of gold. ...

Another imported genre is Cuban-American salsa, which has produced several domestic superstars, including Oscar D'Leon. Dominican merengue and Latin pop acts such as Billo's Caracas Boys, the Porfi Jiménez Orchestra and Los Melódicos. Salsa music is a diverse and predominantly Spanish Caribbean genre that is popular across Latin America and among Latinos abroad. ... Oscar Emilio León Simoza, better known as Oscar DLeón (b. ... Merengue is a type of lively, joyful music and dance that comes from the Dominican Republic [1]. It is popular in the Dominican Republic. ... Billo Frómeta (b. ... Porfirio Antonio Jiménez Núñez (b. ... Los Melódicos are a Latin dance band from Venezuela that plays a blend of Colombian, Cuban and Dominican rhythms. ...

Juana Maria de la Concepcion, commonly referred to as Conny Méndez, born April 11, 1898 in Caracas, was a composer, singer, writer, caricaturist and actress who produced more than 40 compositions, such as: Yo soy venezolana, Chucho y Ceferina, La Negrita Marisol, Venezuela Habla Cantando, and many others. Juana María de la Concepción, well-known popularly like Conny Méndez, was born in Caracas, Venezuela, April 11, 1898. ... Nickname: La Sultana del Avila (English:The Avilas Sultan) La Sucursal del paraiso Motto: Ave María Santísima, sin pecado concebida, en el primer instante de su ser natural. ...

Aldemaro Romero is a prolific Venezuelan composer, he has created a wide range of music, such as Caribbean, jazz, Venezuelan waltzes and symphonic works, which helped to modernize Venezuelan folk music. Aldemaro Romero Aldemaro Romero (born March 12, 1928 in Valencia, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. ...

Pop music and rock are very popular too, and several bands have had considerable success over the years. Some well known bands are the ska band Desorden Publico, pop-rock act Caramelos de Cianuro, Los Amigos Invisibles, possibly the most successful internationally, and the now extinct but influential groups Sentimiento Muerto and Zapato 3. Desorden público is a ska/rock band from Venezuela. ... Caramelos de Cianuro Caramelos de Cianuro is a Latin rock band from Venezuela. ... Los Amigos Invisibles are a Latin dance band from Venezuela that plays a blend of disco, acid jazz and funk mixed with latin rythms. ...

In the late nineties a very strong electronic music movement spread through the country. Several big multimedia festivals took place, such as "Caracas No Duerme," "AX," "Petaquire," and "Mare Nostrum." These events combined music with the video and performance art of Venezuelan artists such as Luis Poleo, Frank Wow, and Sony. The main bands/DJ's of this era are Ojo Fatuo, DJ Oddo and DJ Wyz. Ojo Fatuo is an electronic/rock music group from Caracas, Venezuela. ...

Some Venezuelan pop musicians, such as Ricardo Montaner, José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma", Franco DeVita, and Ilan Chester have gained popularity in other Latin American countries, Latin pop singer Ricardo Montaner was born as Hector Eduardo Reglero Montaner on September 8, 1957 in Valentín Alsina, Lanús Partido (county), Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, but moved to Venezuela when he was 7 years old. ... José Luis Rodríguez El Puma (born January 14, 1943 in Caracas) is a Venezuelan singer and actor who has recorded many international super hits and participated in a handful of telenovelas. ... Franco De Vita (born January 23, 1954 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a singer-songwriter popular in Latin music. ... Ilan Chester (Ilan Czenstochouski) was born in Jaffa, Israel on July 30th 1952 but was raised in Venezuela. ...

Venezuela has also produced classical composers such as: Moisés Moleiro, Teresa Carreño (who was also a world-renowned pianist), Eduardo Marturet (who is primarily an international conductor), Antonio Estévez, Federico Ruiz (who also works with other genres) and Vicente Emilio Sojo (known for his contributions to Venezuelan musicology and music education). Roberto Ruscitti followed in their footsteps. Pianist and composer, born in Zaraza, Guárico, in 1904. ... Maria Teresa Carreño (December 22, 1853 - June 12, 1917) was a Venezuelan pianist, singer, and conductor. ... Eduardo Marturet is a prominent Venezuelan conductor. ... Antonio Estévez Antonio Estévez with the Venezuela Simphony Orchestra Antonio Estévez was born in Calabozo (Guárico), Venezuela, January 1, 1916, and dies in Caracas, November 26, 1988, musical founding and Composer of the Central University of Venezuela Choral. ... Vicente Emilio Sojo (December 8, 1887-August 11, 1974) was a Venezuelan musicologist, educator and composer, born in Guatire (Miranda state) to a family closely related to the musical world, since both his great-grandfathers were Chapel Masters. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...

Other Venezuelan musicians of note are: Alberto Naranjo, Cheo Hurtado, Hernán Gamboa, Gualberto Ibarreto, Juan Carlos Salazar, Huáscar Barradas, Cecilia Todd, Vidal Colmenares, María Teresa Chacín, Luis Silva as well as the groups Serenata Guayanesa, Guaco and Ensamble Gurrufio. Alberto Naranjo (b. ... Cheo Hurtado was born in Ciudad Bolívar, Bolívar (state), Venezuela, May 2, 1960 famous cuatro player, mandolina player, bandola player, guitarist and musical producer, son of the guitarist and composer Ramón Hurtado. ... Hernán Gamboa in FUNDEF, April 29, 2006 Hernan Gamboa was born in San Tomé, in the State of Anzoategui, located in the eastern part of Venezuela, June 18, 1946. ... Date of Birth: July 12, 1947 Birthplace: El Pilar, Sucre (state), Venezuela. ... Juan Carlos Salazar Juan Carlos and his cuatro Juan Carlos in concert Juan Carlos with Julio Iglesias Juan Carlos Salazar is a well known Venezuelan singer and cuatro player. ... Huáscar Barradas Huáscar Barradas and his flute Huáscar Barradas the kid Born in Maracaibo, 1964, the Venezuelan flutist Huáscar Barradas has deserved eulogies such as the one given by the prestigious German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemaine Zeitung: “Mr. ... Cecilia Todd (born March 4, 1951 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a singer and cuatro player. ... Vidal Colmenares was born in Caño del Indio, Guanarito, Portuguesa state, February 14, 1952. ... María Teresa Chacín María Teresa Chacín (born in Caracas, January 22 19??), is a famous venezuelan singer, in her career has brought venezuelan music to all parts of her country and has become one of the most popular figures of Venezuela. ... This article may be excessively or inappropriately using first, second or third person, contrary to the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry. ... The Guaco Band Famous band from Venezuela that plays Gaitas Zulianas, formed in Maracaibo, Zulia_State in 1960, was originally touted as a rebel band against the traditional way of playing Gaitas, and later became a landmark of the genre. ... The Ensamble Gurrufío is a celebrated quartet dedicated to the research, arrangement and reinterpretation of Venezuelan instrumental music. ...

References

• Rosenberg, Dan and Phil Sweeney. "Salsa con Gasolina". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), World Music, Vol. 2: Latin & North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific, pp 624-630. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books. ISBN 1-85828-636-0

Links

• Afro-Venezuelan drum dancing in Choroni
• Information and music by Roberto Ruscitti
• Video clips of Venezuelan music