Tamunangue is a folk dance in South America primarily
Venezuela
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. It is celebrated in
Lara State
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in
Venezuela
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on the June 13 every year as festival to
St. Anthony of Padua
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the patron saint of that state. It is usually begun with an invocation to Virgin Mary. It is combination suite of music and dance with drums. It is played with
cuatro and
cinco, and sung in two voices. The dances that form part of the Tamunangue are
La Bella
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,
La Juruminga
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El Poco a Poco
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* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
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El Yiyivamos
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La Perrendenga
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, El
Galerón
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El Seis Figureao
EL, El or el may refer to:
Religion
* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
People
* EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer
* El DeBarge, music artist
* El Franco Lee (1949–2016), American po ...
It is a mixture representing native Indians, the Spanish and African traditions.
References
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