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Track 1 'El Gavan' (golpe llanero) from the CD 'The Music of Venezuela' on the Zu-Zazz Record label, produced in Germany, released 1991. Features Armonia y Cuerdas; Ramiro Quintero, cuatro; Roberto Perez, hijo, guitar; Carlos Garcia, guitar.
This album presents the characteristic music of five states of Venezuela. It features three different soloists on the cuatro, each of whom has a very personal style. The cuatro is the national instrument of Venezuela, having four strings in single courses. Another solo stringed instrument is the bandola, also having four strings in the Plains (bandola llanera) but eight strings in double courses in the eastern region (bandola oriental). There are also two varieties of Venezuelan harp, the Plains harp (arpa llanera) with its characteristic strong bass sound that evokes the foot tapping of the dancer and the harp of the central region (arpa central) characterised by its similarity to the sound of the harpsichord.
One of the most unusual stringed instrument is the marimba, whose tones are obtained by the player's mouth in the manner of a jew's harp.
Track 1 'El Gavan' (golpe llanero) from the CD 'The Music of Venezuela' on the Zu-Zazz Record label, produced in Germany, released 1991. Features Armonia y Cuerdas; Ramiro Quintero, cuatro; Roberto Perez, hijo, guitar; Carlos Garcia, guitar.
This album presents the characteristic music of five states of Venezuela. It features three different soloists on the cuatro, each of whom has a very personal style. The cuatro is the national instrument of Venezuela, having four strings in single courses. Another solo stringed instrument is the bandola, also having four strings in the Plains (bandola llanera) but eight strings in double courses in the eastern region (bandola oriental). There are also two varieties of Venezuelan harp, the Plains harp (arpa llanera) with its characteristic strong bass sound that evokes the foot tapping of the dancer and the harp of the central region (arpa central) characterised by its similarity to the sound of the harpsichord.
One of the most unusual stringed instrument is the marimba, whose tones are obtained by the player's mouth in the manner of a jew's harp.
