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Venezuela is a land of dramatic musical contrasts. There are fiery Afro-Venezuelan styles on the Caribbean coast, cowboys with harps on the Orinoco plains,
red-hot salsa in the cities and austere balladry in the Andes. Fantastic diversity and a strong musical identity might seem like a contradiction. Not so in Venezuela.
Jon Lusk is a freelance journalist. Musical travels have taken him to many parts of Latin America and Africa, and Venezuela remains a firm favourite.
Listen to the whole programme (20'39) or click on any of the tracks to the left. |
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Golpe Tocuyano
by Frank Sangroni y las Voces de Lara
album: Golpes Tocuyanos
Producciones Leon (Venezuela)
Wildly evocative cowboy sounds by the best in the west of Venezuela.
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Pueblos Tristes
by Lilia Vera
album: Venezuela
World Network (Germany)
Melancholic Andean folklore and a voice to die for.
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El Trancao
by El Trio
album: El Trancao
Producciones Leon (Venezuela)
Folk meets classical. They get on very well in this part of the world.
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Vamos a tocar la Gaita
by Un Solo Pueblo
album: Avivando Tradiciones
Distribuidora Sonographica (Venezuela)
More Christmas music from Venezuela's oil-rich west.
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Mulata Coqueta
by Oscar DΒΉLeon
album: The Rough Guide To Salsa
World Music Network (UK)
Live salsa grooves from the most famous Venezuelan musician of all. |
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