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Murga, the Glossary

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Murga is a form of popular musical theatre performed in Argentina, Panama, Spain and Uruguay during the Carnival season.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 35 relations: Alejandro Balbis, Argentina, Bass drum, Bersuit Vergarabat, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Carnival, Candombe, Carnival, Cádiz, Chirigota, Chitré, Choir, Cymbal, Héctor Lavoe, Jaime Roos, Juggling, Las Tablas District, Los Auténticos Decadentes, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Matador (Los Fabulosos Cadillacs song), Máximo Diego Pujol, Montevideo, Musical theatre, No Te Va Gustar, Panama, Porteño, Recitative, Rondalla, Rubén Rada, Snare drum, Spain, Stilts, Uruguay, Whistle, Willie Colón.

  2. Afro-Argentine culture
  3. Argentine dances
  4. Argentine folklore
  5. Carnival music
  6. Carnivals in Argentina
  7. Carnivals in Uruguay
  8. Dance in Argentina
  9. Music of Argentina
  10. Uruguayan styles of music

Alejandro Balbis

Alejandro Ernesto Balbis (Montevideo, December 4, 1967) is a Uruguayan singer, composer, guitarist and producer.

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Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America.

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Bass drum

The bass drum is a large drum that produces a note of low definite or indefinite pitch.

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Bersuit Vergarabat

Bersuit Vergarabat (Commonly referred to as La Bersuit) is an Argentine rock band that formed formally in 1987.

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Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires, officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the capital and primate city of Argentina.

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Buenos Aires Carnival

The Buenos Aires Carnival (or Corso de Buenos Aires) is an annual event that takes place during the Carnival festivities, usually at the end of February, on the streets of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Murga and Buenos Aires Carnival are Carnivals in Argentina.

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Candombe

Candombe is a style of music and dance that originated in Uruguay among the descendants of liberated African slaves. Murga and Candombe are Afro-Argentine culture, Carnival music and Uruguayan styles of music.

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Carnival

Carnival or Shrovetide is a festive season that occurs at the close of the Christian pre-Lenten period, consisting of Quinquagesima or Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras.

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Cádiz

Cádiz is a city in Spain and the capital of the Province of Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia.

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Chirigota

Chirigota is a genre of Spanish choral folksong originating in the Province of Cádiz.

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Chitré

Chitré is a city and corregimiento, the capital of the Panamanian province of Herrera.

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Choir

A choir (also known as a chorale or chorus) is a musical ensemble of singers.

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Cymbal

A cymbal is a common percussion instrument.

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Héctor Lavoe

Héctor Juan Pérez Martínez (September 30, 1946 – June 29, 1993), better known as Héctor Lavoe, was a Puerto Rican salsa singer.

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Jaime Roos

Jaime Roos (born November 12, 1953, in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan singer, composer and record producer.

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Juggling

Juggling is a physical skill, performed by a juggler, involving the manipulation of objects for recreation, entertainment, art or sport.

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Las Tablas District

Las Tablas District is a district (distrito) of Los Santos Province in Panama.

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Los Auténticos Decadentes

Los Auténticos Decadentes (Spanish for "The Authentic Decadents") is an Argentine band that mixes ska with Latin American rhythms.

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Los Fabulosos Cadillacs

Los Fabulosos Cadillacs is an Argentine musical group from Buenos Aires.

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Matador (Los Fabulosos Cadillacs song)

"Matador" or "El matador" (Spanish for "Killer"), is a song written by Flavio Cianciarulo, bass player of Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, a rock band from Argentina.

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Máximo Diego Pujol

Máximo Diego Pujol (born 7 December 1957) is an Argentine classical guitarist and composer.

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Montevideo

Montevideo is the capital and largest city of Uruguay.

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Musical theatre

Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance.

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No Te Va Gustar

No Te Va Gustar, also known by their initials NTVG, is an Uruguayan rock band formed in 1994 in Montevideo.

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Panama

Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America.

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Porteño

In Spanish, the term (feminine: Porteña) means "port city person".

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Recitative

Recitative (also known by its Italian name recitativo is a style of delivery (much used in operas, oratorios, and cantatas) in which a singer is allowed to adopt the rhythms and delivery of ordinary speech. Recitative does not repeat lines as formally composed songs do. It resembles sung ordinary speech more than a formal musical composition.

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Rondalla

The rondalla is an ensemble of stringed instruments played with the plectrum or pick and generally known as plectrum instruments.

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Rubén Rada

Omar Ruben Rada Silva (born 16 July 1943) is a Uruguayan percussionist, composer, singer and television personality.

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Snare drum

The snare drum (or side drum) is a percussion instrument that produces a sharp staccato sound when the head is struck with a drum stick, due to the use of a series of stiff wires held under tension against the lower skin.

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Spain

Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.

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Stilts

Stilts are poles, posts or pillars that allow a person or structure to stand at a height above the ground.

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Uruguay

Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America.

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Whistle

A whistle is a musical instrument which produces sound from a stream of gas, most commonly air.

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Willie Colón

William Anthony Colón Román (born April 28, 1950) is an American Salsa musician and social activist.

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See also

Afro-Argentine culture

Argentine dances

Argentine folklore

Carnival music

Carnivals in Argentina

Carnivals in Uruguay

Dance in Argentina

Music of Argentina

Uruguayan styles of music

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murga