Ignacio Ventura Figueredo (July 31, 1899, in
Algarrobito, Apure – September 3, 1995, in
San Fernando de Apure
San Fernando de Apure () is a city in Apure State in Venezuela. The population of the municipality area is 165,135 (2011 census). The 18th century exports included heron feathers (for pens) and animal hides.
The “Maria Nieves” bridge across ...
), was a
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
n folk musician and harpist.
See also
International Jose Guillermo Carrillo Foundation*
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
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Venezuelan music
Several styles of the traditional music of Venezuela, such as salsa and merengue, are common to its Caribbean neighbors. Perhaps the most typical Venezuelan music is joropo, a rural form which originated in the llanos, or plains.
Genres
Jorop ...
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1899 births
1995 deaths
Venezuelan composers
Male composers
Venezuelan folk harpists
Venezuelan folk musicians
20th-century composers
20th-century male musicians