The most popular form of traditional music is
called Pasillo, often considered the national style of music. It’s also brought
in the use of a lot of European music as well, such as the waltz. However, each village and town added
its own flair and styles to it. In its waltz form, it’s generally is accompanied
by guitars, mandolins, other string instruments, as well as the rondin and
other types of flutes, like the rondador (a type of panflute). There is also a
dance that’s associated with this as well.
The Pasacalle is a form of dance, related to the
genre known as passacaglia, characterized by an ostinato bass line (one that
generally repeats the motif at the same pitch). Yarabi is another type of traditional music that is
characterized as being sentimental and is one of the more popular styles in Ecuador.
There are two types of Afro-Ecuadorian music. The first type is called marimba
because of its reliance and usage of the marimba in their music (one of my
favorite instruments). The other
type is called bomba, a fast-paced style using guitars, the guira, and
sometimes bongo drums.
I found a few popular musicians from Ecuador on
Spotify. One that I found was
Daniela Guzmán. She’s a pop
musician who’s quite popular. I like some of her music. The first track on her
self-titled album is probably the best in my opinion.
Another musician I found is called Fabrikante who mixes beat box with a cappella vocal harmonies. I'm actually not quite sure if it's a group or if it's just one guy who re-records his own voice over multiple layers. It’s kind of cool
and innovative, which is probably why I like it. I can definitely tell some African influences here in
places. The album I was listening
to is called “Memoria y Profecía de Doña Petita Pontón.” This video is a little weird though.
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