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Las Parrandas de Remedios, a.k.a. Parrandas, are traditional carnival-like street fairs or block parties, with origins date back to the 19th century. They take place in northern and central cities of the former Las Villas province (now divided into Villa Clara , Sancti Spíritus and Ciego de Ávila provinces) in Cuba .
Carnivals, known as carnavales, charangas, or parrandas, have been vibrant public celebrations in Cuba since at least the 17th century, with the Carnaval of Santiago de Cuba holding a special place among Cubans. [1] The history of Carnival in Cuba is a complex interplay of diverse influences and interests.
A parranda (English: party or spree [1]) is a Puerto Rican music tradition that takes place in Puerto Rico during the Christmas holiday season. [2]
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Indonesia, [c] officially the Republic of Indonesia, [d] is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. Comprising over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea, Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state and the 14th-largest country by area, at 1,904,569 square kilometres (735,358 square miles).
The Region of Murcia in Spain is one of the birthplaces of the parranda. The parranda originated from seguidilla, an old Castilian form of folk music and dance, during the 18th century, [2] [3] within the Region of Murcia, as well as the eastern areas of Almería (Los Vélez, Levante Almeriense and Valle de Almanzora) and the southeastern areas of Albacete (Campos de Hellín and Sierra de ...
Dr. Soetomo, Chairman of Parindra, with his family (c. 1937)The first Parindra was established at a congress in Solo from 24-26 December 1935 as a result of a merger between the Budi Utomo political society and the Indonesian National Union (Perserikatan Bangsa Indonesia) with the aim of working with the Dutch to secure Indonesian independence, grouping it with the "cooperative" nationalist ...
Paranda is both a Garifuna rhythm and music with Arawak and African elements which utilizes rhythmic ostinatos in duple meter.Similar to punta, the paranda is a slower rhythm than punta.