Si Soy Llanero: Joropo Music from the Orinoco Plains

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The Joropo tradition of Eastern Colombia, which is also known as música llanera (plains music), is a local form of cowboy music. The flatlands near the Venezuelan border, watered by the Orinoco River, are prime cattle-and-horse raising territories. The ranch hands there create joyously rhythmic, string-and-percussion-based songs fashioned from African, Spanish and indigenous sources and performed on a cuatro (small, four-stringed guitar) and/or a bandola (a pear-shaped guitar), bass, maracas and a harp. During hard times, many of these people migrated to the capitol city of Bogotá where, lacking any other marketable skills, they ended up becoming professional musicians. Their songs tend to fall into one of two broad categories, the rushing, lop-sided golpe or the more lyrical pasaje, both of which are constructed over triple meters. That they can and do inspire infinite melodic invention is borne out by the florid, rough-edged yet sophisticated examples showcased on this album. --Christina Roden

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From the plains of eastern Colombia, the joropo's syncopated drive and top-of-the-lungs singing proclaim a cattle-herding mestizo people proud of their homeland. Percussive harp techniques and fast-picking bandola guitar rise upon a bedrock rhythm of cuatro guitar, bass, and maracas to produce the signature plains sound. Grupo Cimarrón, mainstay ensemble of música llanera (plains music tradition) joins other all-star musicians in energy and virtuosity of their music.

Nominated for 2004 GRAMMY®

Si Soy Llanero: Joropo Music from the Orinoco Plains,Various Artists,Smithsonian Folkways,Int'l & World Music,Latin Pop/Rock Collections,Pop,V/A Compilations

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Si Soy Llanero: Joropo Music from the Orinoco Plains
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Smithsonian Folkways
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Llanero, Si, Soy Llanero (Plainsman, Yes, I Am A Plainsman) - Wilton Games
Los Diamantes (The Diamonds) - Carlos Quintero
Pajarillo (Little Bird) - Yesid Benites
Un Llanero De Verdad (A True Plainsman) - Hugo Molina
Los Merecures - Carlos Quintero
Y Soy Llanero (And I Am A Plainsman) - Wilton Games
Seis Por Derecho (Straight Six) - Carlos Quintero
Numerao (Enumerated) - Hugo Molina
El Gavan Restiao - Yesid Benites
Quitapesares (Consolation) - Hugo Molina
Atardecer En Arauca (Evening In Arauca) - Luis Moreno
Zumbaquezumba (Resound, Resound) - Carlos Quintero
Maria Laya - Ana Veydo
Puerto Carreno - Yesid Benites
Se Me Murio Mi Caballo (My Horse Died On Me) - Luis Moreno
Las Tres Damas (The Three Ladies) - Yesid Benites
Soy Llanero Pelo-Liso (I'm A Smooth-Haired Plainsman) - Luis Moreno
Pajarillo - Si Soy Llanero: Joropo Music From The Orinoco Plains

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The Joropo tradition of Eastern Colombia, which is also known as música llanera (plains music), is a local form of cowboy music. The flatlands near the Venezuelan border, watered by the Orinoco River, are prime cattle-and-horse raising territories. The ranch hands there create joyously rhythmic, string-and-percussion-based songs fashioned from African, Spanish and indigenous sources and performed on a cuatro (small, four-stringed guitar) and/or a bandola (a pear-shaped guitar), bass, maracas and a harp. During hard times, many of these people migrated to the capitol city of Bogotá where, lacking any other marketable skills, they ended up becoming professional musicians. Their songs tend to fall into one of two broad categories, the rushing, lop-sided golpe or the more lyrical pasaje, both of which are constructed over triple meters. That they can and do inspire infinite melodic invention is borne out by the florid, rough-edged yet sophisticated examples showcased on this album. --Christina Roden

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From the plains of eastern Colombia, the joropo's syncopated drive and top-of-the-lungs singing proclaim a cattle-herding mestizo people proud of their homeland. Percussive harp techniques and fast-picking bandola guitar rise upon a bedrock rhythm of cuatro guitar, bass, and maracas to produce the signature plains sound. Grupo Cimarrón, mainstay ensemble of música llanera (plains music tradition) joins other all-star musicians in energy and virtuosity of their music.

Nominated for 2004 GRAMMY®

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