Knowing Venezuelan traditional-popular music. Today's song: "Cantarán la saves” (The birds will sing

esteliopadilla (64)in #dsound • 6 years ago

The federal entity framed within the federal territory of Sucre State in Venezuela, is the result of a high syncretism and a dynamic cultural diversity. This piece of land in the east of the country shows us, at present, an interesting and significant musical universe that enriches its collective feeling and its daily dynamics. It is in this socio-historical-cultural evolution where we find the indigenous, European and African musical contributions that have merged to offer us that beautiful musical range that this federal entity called Sucre State possesses.

Despite the strong globalizing process of culture, the devaluation and the loss that is experienced today of some of the musical expressions in Venezuela, in Sucre the musical tradition is maintained, through a process of resistance, because it feeds on the constant inventiveness and the deep popular roots of its cultores.

With this brief introduction, we present today's song: "Cantarán las aves" (The birds will sing), a Merengue-Aguinaldo by Petra Edelmira Guzmán. This excellent Venezuelan composer is a poet, composer, cultural promoter and social fighter with a strong roots in the traditional-popular. All her cultural-musical heritage was received by her, by oral source, from her mother, who, in turn, inherited it, in the same way, also from her mother-grandmother. On this occasion, it is a traditional merengue with a simple musical accompaniment by a choir of white voices. These types of songs are recreated during the holiday season in the eastern area of Venezuela.

This collection is part of the Discographic Work entitled Sucre, Music and Tradition (2002), which was conducted under the patronage of Fundapatrimoniosucre, with the support of the National Council of Culture (CONAC) and the Government of Sucre State, all State institutions Venezuelan. The work was musicalized, supervised and produced by this server who writes these lines (Estelio Padilla). All this Musical Production represents an enormous effort on the part of each one of us who are committed to promote and spread our Venezuelan culture. This is how, on this occasion, a part of the collection that brings together the emblematic musical instruments and genres of our tradition is shown, seeking to reaffirm the value of our musical expressions and their popular cultores, thus demonstrating the immense creative potential of the people of the State Sucre.

Estelio Padilla

Title of the Musical Production: Venezuelan traditional music. The legacy of the living Cultural Patrimonies
No. Of Track: 5
Title of the song: "The birds will sing"
Author: Edelmira Guzmán
Musical Genre: Oriental Merengue (Aguinaldo)
Performer: Petra Edelmira Guzmán
Cuatro: Gregorio Granado
Maracas: Gregorio Granado
Mandolin and Drum: Máximo Brazón
Choir of voices: Hiranis Rojas, Ana Bello, Edelmira Guzmán
Production and Musical Supervision: Estelio Padilla

The birds will sing