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n.- The national ballroom dance of Venezuela.

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  • The president's familiar growling baritone rolls over a traditional harp-led "joropo" backing in the song, which praises the exploits of Maisanta, a rebel fighter from...
  • 'joropo' style were folk musicians, it didn't take a lot of sophistication to set the style off from the simpler folk forms.
  • A seven-piece band led by harpist and composer Carlos Rojas creates the festive dance music joropo at 11: 30 a.m.
  • It's a joropo, and Jackie Rago (a native Venezuelan who now lives in the Bay Area, and an amazing cuatrista!) plays cuatro with him.
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