Maracaibo 15
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Maracaibo 15 is a Venezuelan gaita group. Founded in 1974 by singer Betulio Medina in Caracas, the name of this group reflects that it was formed by 15 people. Maracaibo 15 combines gaita with other folkloric music, such as parrandas and eastern music and international music such as cumbias, porros. and many others.
Maracaibo 15 has performed in all regions of Venezuela, many Latin American countries, and in the United States in Miami.
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[edit] Notable songs
- Margarita (1974)
- La negra del Tamunangue (1975)
- Amparito (1977)
- La Moza (1977)
- La Negra Dorotea (1980)
- Muñeca (1981)
- Viejo Año (1982)
- Amigo (1988)
- Dios te bendiga llanero (1995)
- Feliz Año (1996)
- Felicidades
- 18 de noviembre
- Navidad sin ti
- Parranda 87
- Besos y Abrazos
- Las Tabaqueras
- La Chinca
- Canaima
- El Frioducto
- La Sabrosa
- Toro Cimarrón
[edit] Discography (partial)
- Lo Mejor De Maracaibo 15 (FDCA 10191 (LP)
- Maracaibo 15/90 (LPF 10349 (LP)
[edit] Compilations
- "Palo Palo" on Rough Guide To The Music Of Venezuela (2003, World Music Network (UK))
- "La Moza" on Las Mejores Gaitas, Volume 1 (2005, Foca Records/IODA)
- "Amparito" and " Parranda 87" on Las Mejores Gaitas Volume 2 (2005, IODA)
- "Consuelito", "El Cañonazo", and "Palo Palo" on Las Mejores Gaitas Volume 3 (2005, IODA)
- "Viejo Año" on Gaitas Platinum (2005, IODA)
- "La Primavera" on Gaitas Platinum 2 (2005, IODA)
