"Volveré" by La Sardina de Naiguatá from the album ¡Parranda! Venezuelan Carnival Music

La Sardina de Naiguatá
¡Parranda! Venezuelan Carnival Music
SFW-CD-40558
©℗2012 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Release Date: June 19, 2012

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Venezuela’s Caribbean coastal town of Naiguatá is home to one of that country’s most celebrated Carnival musical traditions. In the 1970’s, trumpeter Ricardo Díaz augmented the local legacy of Afro-Caribbean drumming traditions with brass, electric bass, keyboard, and women’s chorus to create La Sardina de Naiguatá, the musical group that drives the town’s annual cycle of public celebrations, including Carnival, Corpus Christi, and St. John the Baptist. ¡Parranda! brings us the contemporary, joyous sounds of the pre-Christian rite of “burying the sardine” to promote an abundant harvest of fish and crops. 20 tracks, 53 minutes, 40-page booklet with extensive bilingual notes.

Naiguatá, ciudad costera caribeña de Venezuela, es el lugar de origen de una de las más celebradas tradiciones musicales del país, carnaval. En los 1970, el trompetista Ricardo Díaz añadió al legado local de tradiciones de tamboreo afro caribeñas instrumentos de metal, bajo eléctrico, teclado, y coro de mujeres para crear La Sardina de Naiguatá, el grupo musical que alegra el ciclo local de celebraciones públicas como carnaval, Corpus Christi, y San Juan Bautista. ¡Parranda! nos trae los sonidos contemporáneos del rito precristiano de “enterrar a la sardina” para promover una cosecha abundante de pescado y agricultura. 20 canciones, 53 minutos, libreta de 40 páginas con notas bilingües extensas.

About the Tradiciones/Traditions Series:

The Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Latino Music Initiative proudly offers a series of new releases that showcase the diverse musical heritage of the more than 40 million Latinos living in the USA. Building on the Smithsonian archives' nearly 200 historic albums of music from Latin America and Latino USA, the new releases highlight musical traditions that further broaden the cultural representation of the national museum's collection. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings reaffirms its non-profit mission by offering greater access to the musical heritage of Latinos from many backgrounds. Learn more at:

http://www.folkways.si.edu/find_recordings/Latino.aspx