Knowing Venezuelan traditional-popular music. Today's song: "El Niño Criollo" (The Creole Child)

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Today's song is a Venezuelan bonus titled "El Niño Criollo" (The Creole Child). The lyrics of this song are by Isabel Herrera and the music of maestro Luis Morales Vance.

The Aguinaldo is a type of traditional-popular music whose musical genre is very particular and characteristic in Venezuela. It is directly linked to the tradition of Christmas and the birth of Jesus the son of God. "El Niño Criollo" is a very popular Christmas gift that makes reference to the different geo-cultural regions of Venezuela, to the idiosyncrasy of the Venezuelan, to their experiences and daily life. From the cultural point of view, this type of musical manifestation demonstrates the Venezuelan identity as an important element of our cultural heritage and the Venezuelan identity.

Now they will have the opportunity to listen to this bonus in the voice of Cumanés Juan Rengel who is a singer with a powerful voice and an insurmountable musical record. It should be noted that the Musical Production of the Compact Disc where this bonus is included was in charge of who writes these lines.

Estelio Padilla

Title of the Compact Disc: PDVSA sings to East (2008)
Executive Production: PDVSA EyP Costa Afuera
Song title: El Niño Criollo
Genre: Venezuelan aguinaldo
Rhythm: Merengue
Letter: Isabel Herrera
Music: Luís Morales Vance
Interpreter: Juan Rengel
Mandolin: Estelio Padilla
Cuatro: Jorge Glen
Percussion: José Quintero
Double Bass: David Peña
Choirs: Corina Peña, Nereida Machado, David Peña, Jesús Serrano, Juan Rengel and Estelio Padilla
Arrangements and Musical Direction: Estelio Padilla
Sound Engineer: Juan Carlos Almao
Engraving, Mixing and Mastering: in the Personal Study of Juan Carlos Almao. Caracas Venezuela. November 2008

The Creole Child

Chorus
If the Virgin were Andean
And San José de los llanos
The Baby Jesus would be
A Venezuelan child (bis)
I
It would be a child of espadrille
And liquiliqui ironing
With a head hat
And the pants rolled up
II
I would have black eyes
Who knows if they are shaved
And the toasty face
From the sun on these sides
Chorus
III
By cradle I would have a chinchorro
Chiquito very well woven
And the Virgin would go under
The sleeping baby Jesus
IV
He would grow in the mountain
I would ride through the plains
Singing to the stars
With his cuatrico in the hand
Chorus
V
The wise men would come
From Cumaná and Margarita
Bringing pearls to the child
From my beautiful land
VI
The angels would sing
Instead of glory aguinaldo
With furruco with maracas
A charrasca and a four
Chorus

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