Wednesday, 04 January 2012 10:00
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The popular customs and rites form part of the idiosyncrasy of the Cuban people, and so does the music. The Cha Cha Chá was created in the 50's by Cuban musician Enrique Jorrín.
Its content recalls the lives or experiences based in popular narrative texts, based on daily life, and generally is written in jest or with a certain amount of creole humor. It also is something of a social commentary. Anthological works such as: La engañadora, Sabrosona, Los tamalitos de Olga, and El túnel, are proof of this.
The master, Jorrín along with his orchestra, brought this musical phenomenon to the entire world. Other groups like Aragón, cultivated it with great success. The composers Rafael Lay and Richard Egües joined in as well, leaving us texts that have enriched the tradition of this precious dance.
Singers of the música popular have also adapted songs from this genre to their repertoire. Among them you can find: Elena Burke, Tito Gómez, Annia Linares, and Farah María, who have popularized the famous song Tiuburón en el malecón, which was a huge success.
The Cha Cha Chá is performed in dance schools so that the future generations will know and preserve it as a treasure, a symbol of Cuba, which distinguishes us. In the great dance halls of the world many dancers will continue enjoying the Cha Cha Chá, which is the pride of all of the Cubans, for its authenticity and eternal presence. It is an example of the Cuban identity.
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