Charanga (Cuba)
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Charanga is a traditional ensemble that plays Cuban dance music. They made Cuban dance music popular in the 1940s and their music consisted of heavily son-influenced material, performed on European instruments such as violin and flute by a Charanga orchestra. (Chomsky 2004, p. 199). The style of music that is most associated with a Charanga is termed 'Danzón', and is an amalgam of both European classical music and African rhythms.
Origins
The first charanga francesa in Cuba was formed at the turn of the twentieth century, possibly by Antonio (Papaíto) Torroella (1856–1934), whose orchestra was active by 1894. These orchestras play lighter versions of the danzón without a brass section and emphasizing flutes, violins, and piano. The percussion was provided by pailas criollas, now known as timbales. The style continued into the 1940s with flautist Antonio Arcaño and his Maravillas (Morales 2003 p13). Charangas are still widespread today, though the danzón is considered old-fashioned.
See also
Sources
- Chomsky, Aviva (2004). The Cuba Reader: History, Culture, Politics. Template:ISBN.
- Morales, Ed (2003). The Latin Beat: The Rhythms and Roots of Latin Music, from Bossa Nova to Salsa and Beyond. Template:ISBN.
Genre Representatives
- Arcaño y sus Maravillas
- Barroso y La Sensación
- Belisario López
- Charanga 76
- David Calzado y su Charanga Habanera
- Fajardo y Sus Estrellas
- Gonzalo Fernández y Su Súper Típica de Estrellas
- La Charanga Cubana (Los Angeles)
- La Charanga Forever
- Los Van Van de Cuba
- Maravillas del Siglo
- Maravillas de Florida
- Orquesta América
- Orquesta Antonio María Romeu
- Orquesta Aragón
- Orquesta Broadway
- Orquesta Charangoa (Los Angeles)
- Orquesta de Neno González
- Orquesta Duboney
- Orquesta Melodías del 40
- Orquesta Típica Ideal
- Pacheco y Su Charanga
- Pupi y Su Charanga
- Ray Barretto y Su Charanga Moderna
- Ritmo Oriental
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