- Look up
charanga in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Charanga may
refer to:
Charanga (Cuba),
ballroom music ensemble Charanga (Spain), wind and percussion...
- 1940s with
flautist Antonio Arcaño and his
Maravillas (Morales 2003 p13).
Charangas are
still widespread today,
though the danzón is
considered old-fashioned...
- the name
charanga also
applied to
certain military musical bands of the
Spanish Army and as ship's
company bands in the
Spanish Navy.
Charangas mainly play...
- Félix González. In 1915,
charangas began to
replace orquestas típica, a
process which was
largely complete by 1925.
Charangas would become,
along with...
- La
Charanga Habanera is a
timba ensemble from
Havana directed by
David Calzado. The band has been
nominated for
awards including the
Latin Grammy in 2003...
- the 1961 jam
session Alegre All-Stars and the
collaborative album Las
charangas. However, Al
Santiago encountered financial difficulties, influencing...
-
Charanga-vallenata is a
style of
Latin music that
combines conjunto,
charanga and vallenato-style accordion. It is
essentially ****bia
performed at double...
- more complex.
Rondalla arrangements are very common.
Instruments include charangas,
timples (similar to a
cavaquinho / ukulele), castanets, panderetas, lauds...
-
added guitar to the
standard charanga instrumentation. Less
adventurous than
Ritmo Oriental and the
other modern charangas, it was
distinguished primarily...
- the
latter building upon the
charanga orchestration.
Groups like Los Van Van and
Orquesta Revé
developed from
charangas.
Their make-up and orchestration...
