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The music of Guatemala is diverse. Music is played all over the country. Towns also have wind and percussion bands that play during the lent and Easter-week processions as well as on other occasions. The marimba is an important instrument in Guatemalan traditional songs.
The title translates as "moon of Xelajú". "Xelajú" (pronounced sheh-lah-HOO) is the Kʼicheʼ Maya name for the Guatemalan city Quetzaltenango, popularly called "Xelajú", or "Xela". The song was written to Eugenia Cohen, with whom the author was in a relationship but who eventually left him, because her parents disapproved. [citation needed]
The National Anthem of Guatemala (Spanish: Himno Nacional de Guatemala) [a] was an initiative of the government of General José María Reina Barrios. [b] Its music was composed by Rafael Álvarez Ovalle [] and its original lyrics written by Cuban poet and diplomat José Joaquín Palma, in the context of the cultural and industrial event Exposición Centroamericana of 1897.
The Guatemalan Traditional Mayan Deer Dance, also known as "Baile de Venado" in Spanish, is a traditional dance performed by the indigenous Mayan people of Guatemala.The dance is often performed during important cultural and religious celebrations and ceremonies, accompanied by traditional music played on instruments such as marimbas, maracas, drums, and flutes.
Music organizations based in Guatemala (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Music of Guatemala" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Punta is an Afro-indigenous dance and cultural music of the Belizean, Guatemalan, ... More artists began composing Garifuna songs to traditional Garifuna rhythms ...
Guatemala's Debora Fadul, one of the 'Top 100' world's best chefs, is on a mission to showcase Indigenous produce and farmers in a country where racism and discrimination persist.
For example, Antigua Guatemala is well known for its candy that makes use of many local ingredients: fruits, seeds and nuts, honey, condensed milk and other traditional sweeteners. Antigua's candy is popular with tourists. Many traditional foods are based on Maya cuisine and prominently feature corn, chilis and beans. Various dishes may have ...