Anselmo López (April 21, 1934 – February 14, 2016) was one of the most important ''
bandola llanera'' players in Venezuela. He is the creator of the ''Jalao'' (Spanish for "pull") technique, which applies a technique derived from the classical
guitar
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to the bandola llanera. In the jalao, the thumb and index fingers hold the plectrum to pick the melody, while the nail of the index or middle finger, or sometimes the plectrum itself, is used to pluck harmonic notes in the chord of the melody on the adjacent strings. With this technique, Anselmo López popularized the bandola nationally and internationally. He recorded several albums.
Anselmo López, who also goes by the name of “el Rey de la Bandola” (The King of the Bandolas), breathed new life into the Bandola with his playing style. He was the inventor of the “segundeo” technique, a special technique only applied only to the Bandola Llanera.
La Escuela Anselmera (the Anselmo School) is now considered as a typical traditional style of Bandola playing.
Discography
*1968 ''Viajando al Llano''
*1970 ''Raudales de mi Región''
*1972 ''Bandola Quitapesares''
*1973 ''Bandola Internacional''
*1974 ''Arpa y Bandola''
*1975 ''Cimarrón''
*1976 ''Esta es mi Bandola''
*1976 ''Bandola del Llano Adentro''
*1977 ''Lluvia en el Llano''
*1980 ''Folklore Puro''
*1981 ''Bandola de Chaparrito''
*1982 ''El Rebusco con Bandola''
*1982 ''Anselmo López Vol. 1''
*1982 ''Anselmo López Vol. 2''
*1982 ''La Cruz de Mayo''
*1982 ''Instrumentales Criollos''
*1983 ''Recio''
*1997 ''Clásicos de Oro''
*1999 ''16 Grandes e Inolvidables de Anselmo López Vol. 2''
*1999 ''La Mejor Bandola''
*2007 ''El Rey de la Bandola''
See also
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Venezuelan music
Several styles of the traditional music of Venezuela, such as Salsa music, salsa and Venezuelan merengue, merengue, are common to its Caribbean neighbors. Perhaps the most typical Venezuelan music is joropo, a rural form which originated in th ...
References
External links
Anselmo López DiscographySegundeo Technique by Anselmo López
1934 births
2016 deaths
People from Barinas (state)
Venezuelan bandola players
Venezuelan composers
Venezuelan male composers
20th-century Venezuelan folk musicians
21st-century Venezuelan folk musicians
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