NACIONAL IDENTITY:
CRIOLLA MUSIC DAY
Although
hundreds
of children
celebrate
Halloween
by
collecting
candy door
to door,
a large
number of
Peruvians
celebrate
the
National
Day of
Criolla
Music, a
Peruvian
genre of
music
Wich
combines
mainly
African,
Spanish
and
Andean
influences.
Every year
Peruvian
celebrate
Day of
Criolla
Music on
October 31
It started back in 1944, when the Peruvian government
announced that on this day a special celebration
wich is part of Peruvian folklore.
Throughout Latin America, the term “criolla”
originally refered
to the descendants of Spanish settlers, but it
eventually became local.
In the case of Perú, it designates the people and
culture of the coastal region and of Lima in
particular.
It was on the coast that the Spaniards that founded
their capital, where most of their settlement was
concentrated and where their culture took deepest
root.
The most
popular style
of Peru’s
“criolla”
music is the
Marinera, said
to be the
national
dance of Peru
Other main
genres are The
Peruvian Walts
Tondero
Festejo
Polka
Zamacueca
Landó
among other traditional dances.
WHEN STARTED TO CELEBRATE
CRIOLLA MUSIC DAY AND WHEN IS IT
CELEBRATED?
WHEN STARTED TO CELEBRATE CRIOLLA MUSIC
DAY AND WHEN IS IT CELEBRATED?
The Criolla Music Day started
back in 1944, and it
celebrates on October 31.
WHICH IS THE MOST POPULAR STYLE
OF PERÚ’S CRIOLLA MUSIC?
WHICH IS THE MOST POPULAR STYLE OF
PERÚ’S CRIOLLA MUSIC?
The most popular style of
Perú’s Criolla Music is the
Marinera, said to be the
national dance of Perú.
WHERE DID THE SPANIARDS FOUND
THEIR CAPITAL?
WHERE DID THE SPANIARDS FOUND THEIR
CAPITAL?
They founded their capital in
the coastal region, specifically
in Lima, on January 18, 1535.