Music of Ecuador
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[edit] International popular types of music
[edit] Vallenato
Vallenato is a very popular genre of music in Ecuador even though its not from Ecuador.The Vallenato is from Colombia.Vallenato is the most popular international genre of music listened in this country
[edit] Folk music
[edit] Coastal music
The Pacific coast of Ecuador is known for the Amor Fino, a popular type of song, as well as a variety of dance music.
Pasillo, Pasacalle and Yarabi are popular folk dances. El pasillo is played with guitar and rondin, the latter being similar to a flute, and is usually downtempo; it is descended from the waltz. El pasacalle is a form of dance music, while the sentimental el yarabi is probably the most popular form in Ecuador.
[edit] Esmeraldas, Carchi and Imbabura
The bambuco is a dance known from Esmeraldas [1]. Esmeraldas is also known for folk instruments like the bombos, conunos, and guasá.
The people of the Chota River valley and the province of Carchi have invented a form of music called bomba, which has achieved some fame outside the region; bomba is accompanied by guitars, maracas and güiros. The Chota are also known for the bandas mochas.
[edit] Central Ecuador
The indigenous communities of the Ecuadorian highlands is largely flutes. Guitars and brass bands are also found throughout the area. Popular performers include Peguche, Benitez-Valencia and Ñanda-Mañachi [2].
[edit] Andean music (La Sierra)
The mountainous, Andean region of Ecuador, the Sierra, is home to a style of music called albazo. The music of the Otavalo people are well-known worldwide. A small panpipe called the rondador is the most distinctive instrument, but ensembles are typically groups of wind instruments, guitar trios or brass bands. Folk rhythms include cachullapi, yumbo, danzante and sanjuanito [3].
Musicians like Huayanay, Jatari, Pueblo Nuevo and Andes Manta have helped to popularize Andean-Ecuadoran music.
[edit] Folk instruments
- cunuca: a percussion instrument similar to a conga drum
- bombos
- conuno
[edit] Music institutions
The Fundación de Desarrollo Social Afroecuatoriano (AZUCAR) has existed since 1993, and offers a variety of workshops for all ages in music and dance, as well as handicrafts and other topics [4].
[edit] Music festivals
Ecuador has many annual festivals, with nearly every village celebrating a Roman Catholic Saint. The annual festival in August held in San Antonio de Pichincha is particularly well-known [5].
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