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¡Parranda! Venezuelan Carnival Music

La Sardina de Naiguatá
¡Parranda! Venezuelan Carnival Music Venezuela’s Caribbean coastal town of Naiguatá is home to one of that country’s most celebrated Carnival musical traditions. In the 1970’s, trumpeter Ricardo Díaz augmented the local legacy of Afro-Caribbean drumming traditions with brass, electric bass, keyboard, and women’s chorus to create La Sardina de Naiguatá, the musical group that drives the town’s annual cycle of public celebrations, including Carnival, Corpus Christi, and St. John the Baptist. ¡Parranda! brings us the contemporary, joyous sounds of the pre-Christian rite of "burying the sardine" to promote an abundant harvest of fish and crops. 20 tracks, 53 minutes, 40-page booklet with extensive bilingual notes. This album is part of the Smithsonian Folkways Tradiciones/Traditions Series of Latino music albums, produced with support by the Smithsonian Latino Center.

Track Listing

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Abran la puerta (Open the Door) - calipso La Sardina de Naiguatá 02:27
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Parranda callejera (Street Parranda) - parranda La Sardina de Naiguatá 03:25
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Volveré (I Will Return) - fulía La Sardina de Naiguatá 03:43
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Pájaro amarillo (Yellow Bird) - parranda La Sardina de Naiguatá 03:36
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Guayana es (It’s Guayana) - calipso La Sardina de Naiguatá 04:24
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Potpourrí "Alí Primera" ("Alí Primera" Medley) La Sardina de Naiguatá 06:14
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Tambores de Naiguatá (Drums of Naiguatá) La Sardina de Naiguatá 04:24
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El Pilón (The Corn-Pounder) - parranda La Sardina de Naiguatá 03:49
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Flor de loto (Lotus Flower) - vals La Sardina de Naiguatá 02:05
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Potpourrí del gallo pinto (Spotted Rooster Medley) - fulía La Sardina de Naiguatá 03:44
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Río Manzanares (Manzanares River) - parranda La Sardina de Naiguatá 03:31
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Bandido (Bandit) - calipso La Sardina de Naiguatá 05:20
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Carmela - fulía La Sardina de Naiguatá 03:42
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Potpourrí "Sabor a navidad" ("Taste of Christmas" Medley) La Sardina de Naiguatá 04:58