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- Creator
- Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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- 25,054
- Video Title
- La India Canela Discusses Passion for the Accordion [Behind The Scenes Documentary]
- Description
- La India Canela discusses her passion for the accordion and demonstrates its role in merengue típico during recording sessions for Smithsonian Folkways in Santiago, Dominican Republic, in 2007. 'Merengue Típico from the Dominican Republic' available on CD and digital. Stream/download/purchase: Smithsonian Folkways: https://folkways.si.edu/la-india-canela/merengue-tipico-from-the-dominican-republic/caribbean-latin-world/music/album/smithsonian Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0FHk2zVOZxP2PsuI1OPqaH?si=3bO0jgTeQROVRnUeOh-u_A "Call the fire department!" shouts fiery accordionist/singer/composer La India Canela (Lidia María Hernández López) when her driving "country" quintet of accordion, tambora (drum), güira (metal rasp), alto saxophone, and electric bass hits its stride. Rooted in the mountainous Cibao region of the Dominican Republic, the merengue típico’s driving dance beat, aggressive improvisations, and down-home lyrics make it an irresistible Caribbean original. Smithsonian Folkways: https://folkways.si.edu Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smithsonianfolkwaysrecordings Twitter: https://twitter.com/Folkways Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/smithsonianfolkways The content and comments posted here are subject to the Smithsonian Institution copyright and privacy policy (www.si.edu/copyright). Smithsonian reserves the right in its sole discretion to remove any content at any time.
- Video Duration
- 4 min 8 sec
- YouTube Keywords
- music folk "Woody Guthrie" "Pete Seeger" Smithsonian Folkways old-time non-profit
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- 2009-07-09T17:48:07.000Z
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- YouTube Videos
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- Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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- smithsonianfolkways
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- Music
- Topic
- Cultural property
- Record ID
- yt_NxaWKPhrlbs
