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Punta is an Afro-indigenous dance and cultural music of the Belizean, Guatemalan, Honduran and Nicaraguan Garífuna people, originating from the Caribbean island of ...
"Sopa de Caracol" ("Snail Soup") [1] is a song performed by the Honduran punta rock band Banda Blanca.It was originally written by Belizean singer Hernan "Chico" Ramos and later covered by Banda Blanca, whose lyrics include verses in both Garifuna and Spanish.
Music of Honduras is very varied. Punta is the main "ritmo" of Honduras with other music such as Paranda, Bachata, Caribbean salsa, cumbia, reggae, merengue, soca, calypso, dancehall, Reggaeton and most recently Afrobeats widely heard especially in the North the Department of Atlántida, to Mexican rancheras heard in the interior rural part of the country.
Punta rock is a subgenre of punta that was created by Pen Cayetano in Belize in 1978. [2] Punta is a style of traditional music and dance that developed among the Garifuna people of Saint Vincent, Honduras, Belize, Guatemala, and Nicaragua. While this style is unique, calypso and soca have had some influence on it.
The only difference in the Palo de Mayo of RAAS region in Nicaragua from Belize, and the Bay Islands of Honduras, is the dance originated during a festival in which the women danced around the maypole and then had 2 men approach them in hopes of accompanying them but the women rejected them with their hands telling them no. [5] The music is sensual with intense rhythms and originated during ...
"Yo quiero bailar" (English: "I Want to Dance") is a song in Spanish by Sonia & Selena. The Spanish duo bid to represent Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song, [1] but lost the bid to David Civera and his song "Dile que la quiero". "Yo quiero bailar" finished 9th overall in the Spanish national final.
Punta Carretas is a barrio (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay. Politically located in the Municipality CH, it is an affluent neighborhood, with a high population density and a large number of high-rise apartment buildings. [ 1 ]
Cantes de ida y vuelta (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkantes ðe ˈiðaj ˈβwelta]) is a Spanish expression literally meaning roundtrip songs.It refers to a group of flamenco musical forms or palos with diverse musical features, which "travelled back" from Latin America (mainly Cuba) as styles that, having originated in the interplay between musical traditions of peninsular Spain and those of ...