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The '''music of Ecuador ''' has a long history. Pasillo is a genre of indigenous Latin music. It is extremely popular in Ecuador, where it is the "national genre of music." Pasillo as a genre is also present in the mountainous regions of Colombia, Panama and Venezuela, to a lesser extent.


Today, it has incorporated more European features of classical dance, such as a waltz. As it spread during the Gran Chaco period, pasillo also absorbed the individual characteristics of isolated villages. This gives it an eclectic feel; however, the style, tone, and tempo of the music differ in each village.

In its waltz, pasillo alters the classically European dance form to accompany guitar, mandolin, and other string instruments.

The [[pacific]] coast of Ecuador is known for the [[Amor Fino]], a popular type of song, as well as a variety of dance music.

[[Pasillo]], [[Pasacalle]] and [[Yarabi]] are popular folk songs. El pasillo is played with [[guitar]] and [[rondin]], the latter being similar to a [[flute]], and is usually downtempo; it is descended from the [[walz]]. El pasacalle is a form of [[dance music]], while the sentimental el yarabi is probably the most popular form in Ecuador.

==Central Ecuador==


The instrument of the indigenous communities of the Ecuadorian highlands is largely [[flute]]. Guitar and brass bands are also found throughout the area. Popular performers include [[Peguche]], [[Benitez-Valencia]] and [[Ñanda-Mañachi]].

==Andean music (La Sierra)==


The mountainous, Andean region of Ecuador, the Sierra, is home to a style of music called [[Sanjuanito]]. The music of the [[Otavalo]] people are well-known worldwide. A small [[panpipe]] called the ''[http://www.wayanay.com/instruments.html rondador]'' is the most distinctive instrument, but ensembles are typically groups of [[wind instrument]]s, [[guitar]] trios or [[brass band]]s. Folk rhythms include ''cachullapi'', ''yumbo'' and danzante
Musicians like [[Huayanay]], [[Jatari (musician)|Jatari]], [[Pueblo Nuevo (band)|Pueblo Nuevo]] and [[Andes Manta (band)|Andes Manta]] have helped to popularize Andean-Ecuadoran music.

== Musica Costeña (Music of the Coast) ==

People from the Coast of Ecuador or ''Costeños'' listen to music of Afro-Ecuadorian or Afro-Caribbean descent such as [[Salsa music|Salsa]], [[Merengue music|Merengue]] and [[Mapalé]] all the cities in the coast of Ecuador listen to this type of music, cities such as [[Guayaquil]] and [[Esmeraldas]].

==Folk instruments==

*[[cunuca]]: a [[percussion instrument]] similar to a [[conga drum]]
*[[bombos]]
*[[conuno]]
*Pingullo: a wind instrument similar to a wooden recorder. Native to the [[Quichua]] people in the [[Napo]] province

==Music institutions==

The [[Fundación de Desarrollo Social Afroecuatoriano]] (AZUCAR) has existed since 1993, and offers a variety of workshops for all ages in music and dance, as well as handicrafts and other topics [http://www.goecuador.com/mp3/azucar.html].

===Music festivals===

Ecuador has many annual festivals, with nearly every village celebrating a [[Roman Catholic Saint]]. The annual festival in August held in [[San Antonio de Pichincha]] is particularly well-known [http://www.galapagos-islands-tourguide.com/ecuador-music.html] As well as the Independent Music Festival Quito Fest.

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