¡Canta con Venezuela! Sing with Venezuela!

Serenata Guayanesa is a musical ensemble, but much more - it is a living treasure of Venezuela’s musical and cultural heritage. Founded in 1971 in Guayana, the southeastern region along the Orinoco River, by four college students who liked to serenade family and friends, the group swiftly rose to national acclaim through its pioneering interpretations of music in many different styles of folk music from across Venezuela. Join these masters of folk song performance, and ¡Canta con Venezuela! Sing with Venezuela! 64 minutes, 40 page booklet with bilingual notes and photos.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	El sapo (The Toad) - golpe guayanés Serenata Guayanesa	03:50
102	A la Una (At One) - Tango Negro Serenata Guayanesa	02:48
103	Polo de la soledad (The Polo of Loneliness) - polo oriental Serenata Guayanesa	03:49
104	Simón, Simón (Simon, Simon) - gaita de tambora Serenata Guayanesa	04:22
105	El papagayo (The Kite) - danza oriental Serenata Guayanesa	03:16
106	Easter Morning - calipso Serenata Guayanesa	04:39
107	Viajera del río (River Traveler) - vals canción Serenata Guayanesa	03:18
108	Golpe y estribillo - joropo oriental Serenata Guayanesa	05:52
109	Danzas zulianas: Soberana / María Cecilia / Maracaibera Serenata Guayanesa	04:47
110	El norte es una quimera (The North Is a Fantasy) - merengue caraqueño Serenata Guayanesa	04:21
111	Tardes guayanesas (Guayana Afternoons) - vals Serenata Guayanesa	03:36
112	Calipso de El Callao (Calipso of El Callao) - calipso Serenata Guayanesa	04:06
113	Desesperanza (Despair) - bolero Serenata Guayanesa	03:45
114	Qué bonita (How Pretty) - sangueo Serenata Guayanesa	03:59
115	San Rafael guayanés (Guayanan St. Rafael) - joropo llanero Serenata Guayanesa	03:41
116	Corre caballito (Run, Little Horse) - aguinaldo Serenata Guayanesa	03:35