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Juan Andrés Castillo
Los Juglares del D.EX.A are a Panamanian folk music group representing the University of Panama, founded in 1971 to preserve Music of Panama, Panamanian traditional music. The group's foundation was coordinated by Juan Andrés Castillo, a ''mejoranero''; other founding members included violinists Escolastico "Colasco" Cortes and Miguel Leguizamo Sr.Broadbank, Robin and Nigel Gallop. "Dancing Between the Oceans". 2000. In Broughton, Simon and Ellingham, Mark with McConnachie, James and Duane, Orla (Ed.), ''World Music, Vol. 2: Latin & North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific'', pp 477-480. Rough Guides Ltd, Penguin Books. Second generation members *Miguel Leguizamo: violin *Nicolas Aceves Núñez: Recognized Composer in Panama, book author, professional accordionist, philanthropist, music director, music teacher and professional accordion repair technician. *Tonita Rudas: ''mejoranero'' *Victor Ruiz: percussion *Ricaurte Villareal: percussion *Raul Vital: singer and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Music
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted orally, music with unknown composers, music that is played on traditional instruments, music about cultural or national identity, music that changes between generations (folk process), music associated with a people's folklore, or music performed by custom over a long period of time. It has been contrasted with commercial and classical styles. The term originated in the 19th century, but folk music extends beyond that. Starting in the mid-20th century, a new form of popular folk music evolved from traditional folk music. This process and period is called the (second) folk revival and reached a zenith in the 1960s. This form of music is sometimes called contemporary folk music or folk rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
