The galerón are two genres of
Venezuela
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n typical song. The Eastern galerón is sung in improvised ten-line stanzas. Generally, it is accompanied by
mandolin
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,
cuatro
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Cuatro may also refer to:
* Cuatro (instrument), name for two distinct Latin American instruments, one from Puerto Rico (see Cuatro) and the other from Venezuela (see Cuatro) ...
, and
guitar
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. It is normally played in the Cruz de Mayo celebrations, the improvised lyrics honoring the Cross. It is related to the
guajiro
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(Cuba),
torbellino
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(Colombia), and
trova
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(Puerto Rico).
The other galerón is sung in the Center-Western region of Venezuela, more specifically in
Lara State
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Lara State covers a total surface area of and, in 2015, had a census population of 2,019,211.
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. It is part of The
Tamunangue, a ritual religious celebration honoring
Saint Anthony of Padua
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. It is one of the Sones de Negros suite, which includes
La Bella,
La Juruminga,
El Poco a Poco,
El Yiyivamos,
La Perrendenga,
El Galerón, y
El Seis Figureao. It is played with cuatro, cinco y medio AKA
tiple venezolano, and guitar and sung in two voices.
See also
*
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 ...
Sources
*
Luis Felipe Ramón y Rivera
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. ''La Música Folklórica de Venezuela. Monte Ávila, 1976''.
*http://www.venezuelatuya.com/tradiciones/polos_jotas_y_galerones.htm
Venezuelan music
Song forms
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