¡Parranda! Venezuelan Carnival Music

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. This album is part of the Smithsonian Folkways Tradiciones/Traditions Series of Latino music albums, produced with support by the Smithsonian Latino Center.

Track Listing

101	Abran la puerta (Open the Door) - calipso	La Sardina de Naiguatá	02:27
102	Parranda callejera (Street Parranda) - parranda	La Sardina de Naiguatá	03:25
103	Volveré (I Will Return) - fulía	La Sardina de Naiguatá	03:43
104	Pájaro amarillo (Yellow Bird) - parranda	La Sardina de Naiguatá	03:36
105	Guayana es (It’s Guayana) - calipso	La Sardina de Naiguatá	04:24
106	Potpourrí "Alí Primera" ("Alí Primera" Medley)	La Sardina de Naiguatá	06:14
107	Tambores de Naiguatá (Drums of Naiguatá)	La Sardina de Naiguatá	04:24
108	El Pilón (The Corn-Pounder) - parranda	La Sardina de Naiguatá	03:49
109	Flor de loto (Lotus Flower) - vals	La Sardina de Naiguatá	02:05
110	Potpourrí del gallo pinto (Spotted Rooster Medley) - fulía	La Sardina de Naiguatá	03:44
111	Río Manzanares (Manzanares River) - parranda	La Sardina de Naiguatá	03:31
112	Bandido (Bandit) - calipso	La Sardina de Naiguatá	05:20
113	Carmela - fulía	La Sardina de Naiguatá	03:42
114	Potpourrí "Sabor a navidad" ("Taste of Christmas" Medley)	La Sardina de Naiguatá	04:58