Punto guajiro

punto guajiro
music genre
Subclass ofmusic of Cuba Edit
Country of originCuba Edit
Intangible cultural heritage statusRepresentative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity Edit
Described at URLhttps://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/01297, https://ich.unesco.org/fr/RL/01297, https://ich.unesco.org/es/RL/01297 Edit

Punto guajiro anaa punto cubano – anaa simply punto – be sung genre of Cuban music, poetic art plus music. E cam turn popular for de western den central regions of Cuba insyd de 17th century,[1] wey dem consolidate am as genre for de 18th century insyd.[2] E get Andalusian den Canary Islands origins, wey edey integrate African elements for Cuba insyd.[3][4]

Types of punto

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  • Punto pinareño (punto libre anaa vueltabajero): from de western province of Pinar del Río. free style, plus fluent, melodic line, slow tempo den variable meter.
  • Punto en clave (punto fijo: from de provinces of Camagüey den Las Villas. fixed style plus singer wey dey maintain de same tempo den meter.
  • Punto espirituano: from Sancti Spiritus province.
  • Punto matancero: from Matanzas province.
  • Punto seguidilla: "several stanzas (décimas) dem dey sing widout interruption, go tune wey for any tym fi break off de song."[5]

Interpreters of de punto

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Dis be list of performers of de punto sufficiently notable make dem mention for print insyd.[6][7]

20th century

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  • Juan R. Limendoux
  • Gregorio Morejón
  • Ordóñez Santana
  • Edelmira Vera
  • Pedro de Armas
  • Antonio Camino
  • Justo Vega (Cabezas, 9 August 1900 – Havana 31 January 1993)
  • José Sánchez León (b. San Antonio de los Baños 1899)
  • Pedro Guerra (b. La Salud)
  • Fortún del Sol, Colorín, (b. Cienfuegos)
  • Chanito Isidrón (Calabazar de Sagua, 1903 – Havana, 22 February 1987)
  • Rigoberto Rizo (Madruga, 1907)
  • Adolfo Alfonso
  • Inocente Iznaga (Cienfuegos, 29 December 1930)
  • Martica Morejón (b. 21 June 1942)
  • Guillermo Portabales
  • Ángel Valiente, Angelito, (San Antonio de los Baños, 28 February 1916 – 21 January 1987)
  • Jesús Orta Ruiz, Indio Naborí, (San Miguel del Padrón, Havana, 30 September 1922)
  • Jose Marichal. El Sinsonte de Govea. (Guira de Melena, Habana)
  • Luis Gómez
  • Rene Espinosa
  • Nazario Segura
  • Omar Mirabal
  • Jesús Rodríguez
  • Francisco Reyes Castano "El Cacique Jaruqueno", (Jaruco, Cuba, 24 July 1917–Miami, Florida, April 1978)
  • Jose Antonio Tejeda
  • Paula Garcia Coro, "La Calándria de los Palmares" (Canalete, Pinar del Rio, 16 March 1928; Cleveland, Ohio, USA, 20 August 2013)

References

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  1. ↑ Roy, Maya 2002. Cuban music. Princeton & London.
  2. ↑ [1] Article about punto cubano
  3. ↑ Orovio, Helio 2004. Cuban music from A to Z. p171
  4. ↑ Linares, María Teresa 1999. El punto cubano. La Habana.
  5. ↑ Orovio, Helio 1981. Diccionario de la música cubana: biografico y tecnico. Havana.. p314 (transl. contributor).
  6. ↑ Linares, María Teresa 1999. El punto cubano. La Habana, Los intérpretes (p71).
  7. ↑ Feijóo, Samuel 1977. Cuarteta y décima. La Habana.