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# <div class="phishy"><center>Songs and Carnivals in Venezuela</center></div>

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Hello, readers of @adsactly

<div class="text-justify">In Venezuela we are celebrating one of the most famous pagan festivals in the world: the carnivals. In spite of the problems we suffer, we Venezuelans are looking for ways to maintain the festive spirit of these popular festivals. Although we are not a country like Brazil, where the most spectacular carnivals in the world are celebrated, nor do we have the majesty of the classic Carnival of Venice or Tenerife, the carnivals of the Callao area and Carúpano in Venezuela are a reference of color, joy and music.

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Generally the carnivals are celebrated in February or March, and on a Monday and Tuesday. In Venezuela it is normal that these days are decreed by the national government as non-working days throughout the country, so people usually go on these days to the beach or to the comparsas, which run along the main avenues of each city. In past times, the comparsas were parades of floats, dances, music, paper, candy and costumes. However, with the current crisis, the brightness and magnitude of these parades have diminished. In previous times, people used to dress up as their favorite character; also, each street or town in the country chose its queen and filled the squares with noise, where you could play "carnival" with papers, candy and even water. The latter was thrown on top of the people, who normally accepted bathing as part of these festivities.


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In recent years, things have changed. The impressive comparsas were forgotten and no one throws candy and papers anymore. What remains is the spirit and music of this era. From January 1st of each year, carnival music begins to play not only on all the country's radio stations but also in all the celebrations that take place from that moment on. Normally, every year a song becomes fashionable, which is listened to over and over again to the point of exhaustion, to then fall into oblivion. However, there are songs that have been saved from the passage of time and are heard every year. Generation after generation hears these songs as unmistakable proof that carnival has arrived and it is time to move the body. Let's look at some of the most famous and heard songs:

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### <div class="phishy">St. Martin's Rhythm</div>

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This piece of music was first played in the 1980s, but can still be heard at any Carnival celebration. It was so popular on Venezuelan radio that many people hated it, almost like the song Despacito at that time. This song belongs to Fernando Colina and his band Show Panama, who made not only Venezuela but all of Latin America dance to the mix of merengue, calypso and Afro-Antillean rhythms.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz73QHaaH0U
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### <div class="phishy">Woman from Callao</div>

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This is one of the most international songs in this repertoire. The group 4:40 and its vocalist Juan Luis Guerra made it famous by including it in the unforgettable album "Ojalá llueva café" and in merengue rhythm. This song, written by Julio Delgado Prieto and sung for the first time by the Venezuelan group Un solo pueblo in 1976, had already captivated the public in its calypso sound, but it was with the Dominican group that it acquired world fame. 

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### <div class="phishy">Guayana is</div>

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This is one of the most popular calypses in Venezuela. The calypso is one of the most catchy dances heard in the countries of the Caribbean and the Antilles; it has its roots in the first African slaves who arrived on the American continent and who worked on the large sugar cane, coffee and corn plantations. In Venezuela it is heard a lot in the eastern-southern part of the country, especially in Bolivar and Ciudad Guayana. We said earlier that the Carnivals of Callao were one of the most popular in Venezuela and it is precisely there that this type of music is often heard.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YOhOuc6dh4

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### <div class="phishy">The Calypso Wizard</div>

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The Calypso Wizard is the quintessential piece of carnival in Venezuela. Created by the Cumanes, Avelino Marquez, it is the most popular piece of carnival in Venezuela. Its rhythm, its chords, can be heard in any corner of the country, being the most sought after piece to set the comparsas and parades to music.  
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I hope you have a nice carnival and that you have enjoyed these pieces of music. I remind you that you can vote for @adsactly as a witness and join our server in discord. Until the next smile. ;)</div>

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### <div class="phishy">BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCE</div>
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnaval
http://talentovenezolano.blogspot.com/2007/09/fernando-colina-con-su-san-martn-y-sopa.html
https://elestimulo.com/la-woman-del-callao-cumple-30-anos/
https://www.venezuelatuya.com/musica/calipso_venezolano.htm

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