Knowing Venezuelan traditional-popular music. Today's song: El bagrecito

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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 entitled El bagrecito: an oriental merengue whose lyrics were compiled by Diógenes Zerpa.

The violin of Diogenes Zerpa is shaped like a village of El Pilar (Sucre State - Venezuela) and when he makes it sing, it becomes an infinite feat that this popular culture achieves. Together with Rufino Contreras at four and with the voice of Jesus, they formed, in this way, a harmonious ensemble that creates a party and joy in any corner of Sucre State, with the versatility and virtuosity of a village violin. "... Zerpa, faithful troubadour of the infinite paths, magical violinist who brings together the classics and the popular in a single expression of feelings. Ambassador wandering beniteño, essence of the people drawn a thousand times on the vibrating strings of his haunting violin ... "(Mario Pacheco, 2002).

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
Song title: El bagrecito
Musical genre: Venezuelan oriental meringue
Compilation: Diógenes Zerpa
Voice: Jesus Was
Violin: Diógenes Zerpa
Cuatro y Maracas: Rufino Contreras
Production and Musical Supervision: Estelio Padilla

The Bagrecito
For the Olaya I go
And to buy some catfish (bis)
If I get to the inlet
We buy them crisp (bis)

Chorus
Ay ay ya yai, fow me the candle (bis)
That the catfish is fried already
And the vegetables are good (bis)

If the fish is scarce
That you can not buy (bis)
If caught in atarraya
We take it with guaral (bis)

Chorus
Ay ay ya yai, fow me the candle (bis)
That the catfish is' fried
And the vegetables are good (bis)

If the fish is scarce
That you can not buy (bis)
If caught in atarraya
We take it with guaral (bis)

Chorus
Ay ay yai
I'm leaving for the beach (bis)
To make a sancocho
Let's prepare the atarraya (bis)

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