What a great video @hlezama ! 100 years of Salsa. I rarely listen to Latino music specifically but I hear it casually ALL THE TIME. It always strikes me as mostly happy and upbeat. I am aware that there is a Spanish Language Blues equivalent, sad songs sung.
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Yes, this video is really good: an emblematic voice in the genre and a cool dramatization of the changes in the orchestration, singing, themes, and dance.Hi, @bigtom13
We do have some eclectic genres that combine elements of blues and jazz. Some are just that,only in spanish. Frank Quintero and Jordano are two venezuelan singers who one may place in that category. There are also genres like Ballenato, originating in Colombia, that are characterized by very sad and tragic lyrics. The main instrument of this genre is the accordion, though. I like some, but most of the songs of that genre are just too depressing for me. There is also Bolero and Danzón, which deal with similar themes and use some of the key instruments of jazz and blues.
Thanks for the great information. I am just vaguely familiar with Bolero (due mainly to the classical composition of the same name) which is of course a jacket. But I did find that there was a genre of the same name.
Oh, yes.
@carmenm20 (just a couple of comments down here) posted one of the best examples of latin americanbolero.
I learned about the classical one from a 1957 Cantinflas movie, of all places (Mario Moreno, a.k.a Cantinflas, was a Mexican actor and humorist who satirized Ravel's piece and called it Raquel, his love interest in the movie). The movie is fun to watch and Cantinflas dancing of the classical melody is just hillarious.
I like this rendition of Ravel's Boléro by Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel
That is so beautiful. I am at peace with the world having watched!
@hlezama Thank you for this information, it is very good to know.
@hlezama Jordano and Fran Quintero is more of a pop ballad style than boleros, but they do have the same feeling about romanticism in the lyrics of their songs
Sure, you are right. I meant to place them in the blue-ish, jazzy category, especially Quintero
Sure, you are right. I meant to place them in the blue-ish, jazzy category, especially Quintero