Paraguayan polka, also known as danza paraguaya (Paraguayan dance), is a style of music created in

Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

in the 19th century. The Paraguayan polka is very different from the traditional polka, mainly because the Paraguayan version combines ternary and binary

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s, whereas the European only uses binary. The

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of the mentioned rhythms gives the peculiar sound that characterizes this style. There are several variants of the Paraguayan polka such as ''polca syryry'', ''polca kyre'y'', ''polca correntina'', ''polca popo'', ''polca saraki'', ''polca galopa'', ''polca jekutu''. All of them are slightly different because of the different influences and styles adopted by the composers in the early years of the Paraguayan polka. The oldest polkas in Paraguay are from the early 19th century, such as ''Campamento Cerro León'', ''Alfonso Loma'', ''Mamá Cumanda'', ''Che Lucero Aguai'y'', ''Ndarekoi La Culpa'', ''London Karape'' and ''Carreta Guy''.

Celebrated polka composers

* Emigdio Ayala Báez. * Agustín Barboza. * Emilio Biggi. *

Emilio Bobadilla Cáceres Emilio Bobadilla Cáceres (1907-1979) was a Paraguayan songwriter. He was born in Cerro Verá, in the town of Pirayú, Paraguay, on March 3, 1907. He was son of Ramón Bobadilla and Isabel Cáceres. Childhood and Youth Still being a child he mo ...

. * Oscar Cardozo Ocampo. *

Mauricio Cardozo Ocampo Mauricio Cardozo Ocampo (May 14, 1907 – May 5, 1982) was the main reference of the so-called "golden generation" of the Paraguayan popular music and a strict studious of the Paraguayan folk music. Biography He was born in Ybycuí on May 14, ...

. * Hilarión Correa. * Félix Fernández. * Emiliano R. Fernández. * Maneco Galeano. * Florentín Giménez. *

Herminio Giménez Herminio Giménez (February 20, 1905 – July 6, 1991) was a Paraguayan composer. Life At the early age of 11 he was already part of the Paraguarí music band and two years later he was hired to be part of the Asunción marching band. While ...

. * Juan Carlos Moreno González. * Carlos Noguera. *

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. * Eladio Martínez. * Luis Alberto del Paraná

References

Polca Paraguaya
Paraguayan styles of music

Paraguayan Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

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Celebrated polka composers

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