Today's song: "El toro". (The bull). The Pre-Columbian Reeds Venezuelan traditional music

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The federal entity framed within the federal territory of Sucre State in Venezuela, is the result of a high syncretism and a dynamic cultural diversity. This piece of land in the east of the country shows us, at present, an interesting and significant musical universe that enriches its collective feeling and its daily dynamics. It is in this socio-historical-cultural evolution where we find the indigenous, European and African musical contributions that have merged to offer us that beautiful musical range that this federal entity called Sucre State possesses.

Despite the strong globalizing process of culture, the devaluation and the loss that is experienced today of some of the musical expressions in Venezuela, in Sucre the musical tradition is maintained, through a process of resistance, because it feeds on the constant inventiveness and the deep popular roots of its cultores.

With this brief introduction, we present today's song titled "El toro" (The bull): a traditional musical form that has been compiled by the Carrizos Precolombinos Group of Estate Sucre (Venezuela). This group was founded by Eliodoro Coronado, today under the direction of his son Franklin Coronado, who maintains the continuity of this musical tradition. The Carrizo or Pan Flutes, are melodious instruments of indigenous origin formed by an aligned group of canes classified in Male and Female. The tones of these reeds vary from highest to lowest and are almost always maintained in a single plane, making the tunings between them complement each other. To perform this type of traditional music, the female reed acts as a guide and its melody must be completed by the Carrizo Macho. To this type of melodies are incorporated, in addition the indigenous Botuto or Guarura, the maracas, the drum and the Beef Cattle.

This collection is part of the Discographic Work entitled Sucre, Music and Tradition (2002), which was conducted under the patronage of Fundapatrimoniosucre, with the support of the National Council of Culture (CONAC) and the Government of Sucre State, all State institutions Venezuelan. The work was musicalized, supervised and produced by this server who writes these lines (Estelio Padilla). All this Musical Production represents an enormous effort on the part of each one of us who are committed to promote and spread our Venezuelan culture. This is how, on this occasion, a part of the collection that brings together the emblematic musical instruments and genres of our tradition is shown, seeking to reaffirm the value of our musical expressions and their popular cultores, thus demonstrating the immense creative potential of the people of the State Sucre.

Estelio Padilla

Title of the Musical Production: Venezuelan traditional music. The legacy of the living Cultural Patrimonies
No. Of Track: 4
Title of the song: "El toro” (The bull).
Musical Genre: Maremare with Reeds
Compilation: Eliodoro Coronado.
Interpreter: Pre-Columbian Carrizo Group
Female Carrizo: Franklin Coronado
Carrizo Macho: Andrés Eloy Coronado, Hilario Cova.
Beef Cattle: Andrés Eloy Coronado
Tambora: Luís S. Álvarez.
Production and Musical Supervision: Estelio Padilla

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