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Venezuelan Fiesta
Studio album by
Aldemaro Romero and his Salon Orchestra
Released1956
Recorded1956
GenreFolk-classical
LabelRCA
ProducerAldemaro Romero
Aldemaro Romero and his Salon Orchestra chronology
Flight to Romance
(1956)
Venezuelan Fiesta
(1956)
Criollísima
(1957)

Venezuelan Fiesta is a 33-RPM LP album by Venezuelan composer/arranger/conductor Aldemaro Romero, released in 1956, under contract with RCA Victor.

This was the second Romero's album with RCA Victor, featuring popular Venezuelan pieces, and the release of the joropo Venezuelan Fiesta, continuing with the modernization of Venezuelan folk music, upgrading it from folk instrumentations to full modern orchestral versions, and making it palatable to international audiences.

Album information

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From the back cover of the album:

  • Las Bellas Noches de MaiquetíaValse Venezolano (The Beautiful Nights of Maiquetía). "This composition by Pedro Arcila Ponte was inspired by the beauty of the nights of Maiquetía, a seaport near La Guaira."
  • Brisas del ZuliaValse (Breezes of Zulia). "This is a musical tribute to Lake Maracaibo, written by Amable Espina."
  • GeranioValse (Geranium). "Written by one of Venezuela's foremost composers, Pedro Elías Gutiérrez, who also wrote the famous joropo Alma Llanera. The Vienna style is predominant."
  • AmaliaValse-Joropo. "A very famous valse-joropo written by Francisco de Paula Aguirre and Leoncio Martínez "Leo"."
  • El Cari-CariJoropo. "One of the standard favorites of the country."
  • El Cumaco de San JuanMerengue. "A typical merengue from Caracas."
  • El Polo CorianoPolo. "An outstanding example of this type of music."

Track listing

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Track Song Title Composer Genre
1. Las Bellas Noches de Maiquetía Pedro Arcila Ponte Venezuelan waltz
2. Brisas del Zulia Amable Espina Venezuelan waltz
3. Geranio Pedro Elías Gutiérrez Venezuelan waltz
4. Marisela S. Díaz Peña Joropo
5. Quejas del alma Delgado Briceño Venezuelan waltz
6. Juliana Lionel Belasco Venezuelan waltz
7. Venezuelan Fiesta Aldemaro Romero Joropo
8. Amalia Francisco de Paula Aguirre/ Leoncio Martínez Waltz-joropo
9. El Cari-Cari Rafael Romero Joropo
10. Tu Partida Augusto Brandt Love song
11. El Cumaco de San Juan Francisco Pacheco Venezuelan merengue
12. El Polo Coriano Arranger: Aldemaro Romero Polo

See also

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