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Folk Songs of Puerto Rico / Various
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Folk Songs Of Puerto Rico
Format: CD
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Formats and Editions
1. Decima
2. Aguinaldo
3. Pasodoble
4. Me Mataron El Gallo
5. La Plena Viene De Cidra
6. Waltz
7. Guaracha - La Mujer Del Zapatero
8. Bomba
9. Juba
10. Medley: Ven Acá, Ven Acá/Melitón Tón Be
11. Medley: El Rabo De La Cometa/Dolores
12. Medley: Venga Ron/Agua Tiré
13. Christmas Party Medley: Maria Magdalena/Christmas Party Waltz
14. Piece For Concertina And Drum
15. Mensaje De Alto, Rondalla Del Templo De Mita
More Info:
It's all about cultural roots: On this record, the presence of the decima (a ballad-like song form often philosophical in nature) and the pasodoble (a fast Spanish dance that introduces a bull fight and the entrance of the bull fighters) reflects the cultural association of the majority Puerto Ricans to their Spanish colonial past. A plena (humorous, satirical song of the "common man") is distinctly Puerto Rican. A guaracha (an old-fashioned Afro-Cuban street dance) ties Puerto Ricans to their Afro-Caribbean heritage.
