7.-+Our+Music

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The **music of the** [|**Canary Islands**] reflects its cultural heritage. It’s composed by the mixture of three continents, i.e. Africa, Europe and America. There’s little influence from North African music in the island nowadays. Most of the music comes from popular European 17th and 18th century tunes. Also because of the influence of migration to South America there’s also a wide variety of specific tunes. The islands used to be inhabited by the [|Guanches] which are related to Berbers. Due to the conquest the Spaniards mixed with them in all aspects of culture included music and dance. There has been a strong connection with [|Cuban music], Venezuelan, Puerto Rican, and other Caribbean countries both through commerce and migration. Popular dances from the Canary Islands include: Of these, the [|Isas], a local variation of [|Jota] are the most well-known and characteristic of the Canary Islands. They are graceful music, with a lot of variation among islands. In some places, a //captain// leads the dance and organizes others in a chain as the dance grows more and more complex. [|Rondalla] arrangements are very common. Instruments include [|timples] (similar to a [|cavaquinho] / [|ukulele]), chácaras (similar to [|castanets],)__ tambor/ __, [|lauds] and [|guitars]. A peculiar ensemble in El Hierro island is made of [|pito herreño] players (a wooden transverse flute) and drums.. The **timple** is a traditional [|African Spanish string instrument] from the [|Canary Islands]. In La Palma many timple players omit the fifth (D) string, in order to play the timple as a four-string [|ukulele], though this is considered less traditional by players and advocates of the five-string version. Timple players (//timplistas//) are Domingo Rodríguez ‘el Colorao’, Benito Cabrera, y Jose Antonio Ramos
 * [|Isas]
 * [|Seguidillas]
 * [|El Tajaraste]
 * [|Baile de Cintas]
 * [|Danza de Enanos]
 * [|El Santo Domingo]
 * [|El Tanganillo]
 * [|Folias]
 * [|Malagueñas]

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