Guajira (music)

Guajira in flamenco

The Guajira of flamenco is already known from the 19th century. Your Hauptmetrum consists in a 12/8-Takt of 2 triples and 3 groups of two. Important performers of Flamenco Guajira are Jacinto Gallego de Almaden (→ it: El niño de Almaden ) and Paco de Lucía.

Cuban Guajira

The Guajira reached by Spanish immigrants to Cuba. While the oldest traditional Cuban Guajiras as the resulting 1900 " El Arroyo Que murmura » Jorge Ankerman are still listed in the 3/4-time and rhythmically the Guajira of flamenco are close to the Guajira in the 1920s and 1930s, in which the world is known Guajiras emerged, written almost exclusively in 4/4-time. The rhythm of also emerged in the 1950s in Cuba, Cha -Cha -Cha is the Guajira 1930s very similar.

One of the best known performers of Cuban Guajira is Guillermo Portabales. From his composition El Carretero, which has become popular due to the interpretation of the Buena Vista Social Club comes. A similar awareness of Guantanamera has Joseito Fernández (1908-1979) obtained from the year 1928. Meanwhile consist of Guajira Guantanamera countless " cover versions " known performers such as Omara Portuondo, Celia Cruz and La Lupe - to name just a few. Other typical Cuban Guajiras:

Carlos "Patato" Valdes Music of Cuba
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