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 whom Chavez claims to be descended.    From Wordnik.com.  [Radio New Zealand News Headlines] Reference

'joropo' style were folk musicians, it didn't take a lot of sophistication to set the style off from the simpler folk forms.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mandolin Cafe News] Reference

A seven-piece band led by harpist and composer Carlos Rojas creates the festive dance music joropo at 11: 30 a.m.    From Wordnik.com.  [The News Tribune - Tacoma - - HOMEPAGE] Reference

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.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mandolin Cafe News] Reference

Venezuelans a second national anthem, Soul of the Plains is a typical joropo (national merry dance) with Spanish and African elements especially apparent in the percussion.    From Wordnik.com.  [Al-Ahram Weekly Online] Reference

This topic comes up so rarely (Venezuelan music and joropo), I'd be very remiss to not tell everyone to drop everything immediately, dust off your copies of Mike Marshalls 'Brasil (Duets),' and put on track 3.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mandolin Cafe News] Reference

The compas of Haiti, the cumbia of Colombia, the joropo of Venezuela, the soca of Trinidad, even good old stateside funk -- it all goes in, and what comes out is like a flare of supernova-bright inspiration bursting from Conde's head, not a calculated combination or a formalist exercise.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chicago Reader] Reference

So a 'joropo' is a waltz in the European style.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mandolin Cafe News] Reference

'joropo,' by the way, if my sources are correct, is pronounced something like ho-ro-po, and that's getting closer to Yoo-ro-po which is closer to Yoo-ro-pa, which gets dangerously close to Europa.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mandolin Cafe News] Reference