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| Canarian Music, an ancient folklore |
Today, The Grandma and her friends are flying back to Barcelona after spending some weeks visiting Canary Islands. They have visited beautiful places, have seen incredible landscapes, have eaten delicious local food and the most important, they have known wonderful people.
Canary Islands have an ancient history and culture that must be preserved. They laso have got unique landscapes and places that must be protected. Visiting Canary Islands is a must that you have to do, at least, once in your life although The Grandma and her friends are pretty sure they are going to return to a place where they have felt like at home.
During the flight from Arrecife to Barcelona, the friends have congratulated Joseph de Ca'th Lon who celebrates March, 19, Saint Joseph's Day. The Grandma has studied a new lesson of her Intermediate Language Practice manual (Grammar 37).
More information: Adjective and Adverbs I & II
The flight between Arrecife and Barcelona has a duration of almost three hours. Reading, sleeping or listening to music are good options to spend time. The Grandma has chosen some Canarian music to relax after reading and to homage this wonderful land that they will never forget.
The Grandma has found a last connection between Canarian culture and her own one. Josep Maria Terridas i Bari was a Catalan composer who wrote one of the most popular song in the Canary Islands in 1935, a song titled Islas Canarias.
The music of the Canary Islands reflects its cultural heritage. The islands used to be inhabited by the Guanches which are related to Berbers; they mixed with Spaniards, who live on the islands now.
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| Canarian Music, an ancient folklore |
A variant of Jota is popular, as is Latin music, which has left its mark in the form of the timple guitar. There has been a strong connection with Cuban music, Venezuelan, Puerto Rican, and other Caribbean countries both through commerce and migration.
Popular dances from the Canary Islands include: Isas, Tajaraste, Baile del Candil, Baile de Cintas, Danza de Enanos, El Santo Domingo, Tanganillo, Folias and Malagueña.
Of these, the Isas, a local variation of Jota, are the best-known and most characteristic of the Canary Islands. They are graceful music, with a lot of variation among islands. In some places, a captain leads the dance and organizes others in a chain as the dance grows more and more complex.
Rondalla arrangements are very common. Instruments include charangas, timples -similar to a cavaquinho or ukulele-, castanets, panderetas, lauds and guitars.
A peculiar ensemble in El Hierro island is made of pito herreño players -a wooden transverse flute- and drums.
Some ritual dances in Tenerife island are led by a tabor pipe player. Joyful music for carnival lies to a big extent on brass bands and Latin American patterns.
More information: Hello Canary Islands
Music is the greatest communication in the world.
Even if people don't understand the language that you're singing in,
they still know good music when they hear it.
Lou Rawls
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