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Charanga may refer to: * Charanga (Cuba), ballroom music ensemble * Charanga (Spain), wind and percussion band playing in festivities See also * Charang, several places in Russia *Charango The charango is a small Andean stringed instrument of the lute family, from the Quechua and Aymara populations in the territory of the Altiplano in post-Colonial times, after European stringed instruments were introduced by the Spanish during c ...

Charanga (Cuba)
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 "Scholars agree that Spain and parts of West and Central Africa provided the most crucial influences in the development of Cuban popular and religious music. But in the case of charanga, the contributions of French and Haitian influences cannot be ignored. Charanga began its history in the early nineteenth century when Haitians, both African and French, escaped the island's revolution. They brought with them a love for the French contredanse, a multi-sectional dance form that evolved into the danzón, the quintessential charanga style. ...
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Charanga (Spain)
A Charanga is a small amateur marching band with wind and percussion instruments that plays festivals mainly in Northern Spain, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y León and the Valencian Community. In the past, the name charanga also applied to certain military musical bands of the Spanish Army and as ship's company bands in the Spanish Navy. Charangas mainly play popular, traditional songs that have simple rhythms and often feature risqué lyrics. Also, they often play medleys. They frequently play at ''pasacalles'', a performance which moves along the streets of a town, while the public follows the band and dances to its tunes. They are usually composed of about 5 to 10 musicians and can be amateurs who meet for the festivities, or professionals who go from town to town paid by city councils or groups of people. Many middle and high school music students take advantage of their knowledge to earn extra income by playing in the charanga. They perform popular songs with c ...
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Charang
Charang (russian: Чаранг) is the name of several rural localities in the Sakha Republic, Russia: *Charang, Khangalassky District, Sakha Republic Charang (russian: Чаранг; sah, Чараҥ, ''Çaraŋ'') is a rural locality (a '' selo''), one of two settlements, in addition to Bestyakh, in Bestyakhsky Rural Okrug of Khangalassky District in the Sakha Republic, Russia. It is located ..., a '' selo'' in Bestyakhsky Rural Okrug of Khangalassky District * Charang, Ust-Aldansky District, Sakha Republic, a ''selo'' in Khorinsky 1-y Rural Okrug of Ust-Aldansky District Charang is also the name of a General MIDI instrument. {{Set index article, populated places in Russia ...
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