Anselmo López (musician)
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| Born | April 21, 1934 Chaparrito, Barinas, Venezuela |
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Anselmo López (born April 21, 1934 in Chaparrito, Barinas, Venezuela) is one of the most important bandola llanera executant.
Is also the creator of El Jalado technique, that combines the technique of classic guitar applied to the bandola, with that, Anselmo López internationalized this instrument taking it to national and international scenes, Anselmo López is one of the cultivators of the bandola, forming new talents, and is one of the most representative Venezuelan folk musicians, shaping it in inumerables albums and recordings.
[edit] Quotes about El Jalado technique
| “ | I say to myself, In bandola, which makes the thumb of the guitar, i´m going to do with the pajuela, and the high notes i touch them with another finger. That is it, i was entering actually to look for the profit of the new technique, with pajuela downwards and jalao with the nail upwards, so that it has sound. | ” |
