Gaita Zuliana

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Gaita is a style of Venezuelan folk music from Maracaibo in the state of Zulia. According to Joan Corominas, it may come from gaits, the Gothic word for "goat", which is the skin generally used for the membrane of the furro instrument. Other instruments used in gaita include maracas, cuatro, charrasca and tambora drum. Song themes range from humorous and love songs to protest songs.

The style became popular throughout Venezuela in the 1960s, and it fused with other styles such as salsa and merengue in the 1970s.

Famous gaita groups include Maracaibo 15, Gran Coquivacoa, Barrio Obrero, Cardenales del Éxito, Koquimba, Melody Gaita, Estrellas del Zulia, Saladillo, and many others. The group Guaco started as a gaita group but now plays salsa.

[edit] Types

There are many types of Gaita.

Furro Gaitas
  • The Folk Gaita (disappeared)
  • The Contemporary Gaita
  • The Pop Gaita
  • The Romantic Gaita
Other types, from Zulia and Venezuela
  • The Santa Lucía Gaita
  • The Tambora Gaita
  • The Perijanera Gaita
  • The Eastern Gaita

[edit] Gaita Sites

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