History of Music in Ecuador
The music of Ecuador has a long history, Pasillo is a genre of indigenous Latin music, and it is mainly famous in Ecuador, where it is the...
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The
music of Ecuador has a long history, Pasillo is a genre of indigenous Latin
music, and it is mainly famous in Ecuador, where it is the national genre
music. The Pasillo as a genre is also present in the highland areas of
Colombia, Panama and Venezuela to a lesser extent.
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Currently,
it has integrated more European features of the classical dance like the waltz,
and it is widely spread during the Gran Chaco era, pasillo also captivated the
individual features of isolated village. This also gives it an electric feel;
however, the pattern, tone, and the tempo of the music which is different from
each village.
In
the waltz, pasillo alters the typical Europe dance form to go with guitar,
mandolin and other string instruments.
The
pacific coast of Ecuador is known for a well-liked kind of song as well as a range
of dance music known as Amor Fino.
Pasillo,
Pasacalle and Yarabi are popular folk songs. El pasillo xis played with a guitar
and rondin. Rondin is similar to a flute, and is usually down tempo; it is
descended from the waltz. El pasacalle is a form of dance; pasacalle is a kind
of dance music, while the over-romantic el yarabi is almost certainly the most accepted
kind in Ecudor.
