Punto guajiro
punto guajiro
| Subclass of | music of Cuba  |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Cuba |
| Intangible cultural heritage status | Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity |
| Described at URL | https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/01297, https://ich.unesco.org/fr/RL/01297, https://ich.unesco.org/es/RL/01297 |
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[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
Dis be list of performers of de punto sufficiently notable make dem mention for print insyd.[6][7]
20th century[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Roy, Maya 2002. Cuban music. Princeton & London.
- ↑ [1] Article about punto cubano
- ↑ Orovio, Helio 2004. Cuban music from A to Z. p171
- ↑ Linares, María Teresa 1999. El punto cubano. La Habana.
- ↑ Orovio, Helio 1981. Diccionario de la música cubana: biografico y tecnico. Havana.. p314 (transl. contributor).
- ↑ Linares, María Teresa 1999. El punto cubano. La Habana, Los intérpretes (p71).
- ↑ Feijóo, Samuel 1977. Cuarteta y décima. La Habana.