{"id":723,"date":"2010-02-07T20:04:59","date_gmt":"2010-02-07T18:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/?p=723"},"modified":"2017-08-18T09:53:38","modified_gmt":"2017-08-18T07:53:38","slug":"pajarillo-the-cuatro-venezolano-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/?p=723","title":{"rendered":"Pajarillo &#8211; My favorite tune from Venezuela &#8211; The Cuatro Venezolano"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My favorite tune from <strong>Venezuela<\/strong> is the <strong>Pajarillo<\/strong>. This tune is typically played on the <strong>Venezuelan cuatr<\/strong>o, a four-string instrument similar to a tenor ukulele. However the famous Alexis Cardenas and the Youth Symphony Orchestra from Venezuela do also play this tune in their concerts. In their program the Pajarillo is often one of the last pieces that adds the music from Venezuela to the mainly classical programs they play before.<\/p>\n<p>So I start with this fantastic version of <strong>Fuga con Pajarillo<\/strong> conducted by the famous <strong>Gustavo Dudamel<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<h4>&#8220;Fuga con Pajarillo&#8221;II Parte Gustavo Dudamel &#8220;Teresa Carre\u00f1o&#8221; Youth Symphony Orchestra<\/h4>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;Fuga con Pajarillo&quot;II Parte Gustavo Dudamel  &quot;Teresa Carre\u00f1o&quot; Youth Symphony Orchestra\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j1AE-0TtYME?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Everytime I listen to some Pajarillos I have the strong desire to play with them. The structure is so simple, but it is almost impossible not to move with this music. The same chord are repeated again and again, but this makes it necessary to improvise all the time to make the tune interesting.<\/p>\n<p>The following video shows a fantastic version played by a string ensemble with bandola llanera, cuatro, guitar, bass guita and maracas &#8211; in this video you can see the instruments and the playing technique very good.<\/p>\n<h4>09 05 08 &#8220;Pajarillo&#8221; por Ensamble Venezuela<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"09 05 08 &quot;Pajarillo&quot; por Ensamble Venezuela\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player.html?video=x69um8&#038;\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/video\/x69um8_09-05-08-pajarillo-por-ensamble-ven_music\">09 05 08 &#8220;Pajarillo&#8221; por Ensamble Venezuela<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Hochgeladen von <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/CCSBolivar\">CCSBolivar<\/a>. &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymotion.com\/de\/channel\/music\">Sieh mehr Musikvideos, in HD!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Another version I like very much is the following version played by by a mandolin orchestra &#8211; the Estudiantina UNEXPO de Puerto Ordaz. Again you can hear a very interesting solo on the cuatro\u00a0 in the second part of this video.<\/p>\n<h4>Pajarillo y Chipola. Estudiantina UNEXPO de Puerto Ordaz<\/h4>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pajarillo  y  Chipola.  Estudiantina UNEXPO de Puerto Ordaz\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s3yuXM2pfuU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h4>Playlist Pajarillo<\/h4>\n<p>In the playlist you can find the best Pajarillo videos that I have found. It starts with a very good jazz version with Huascar Barradas (flute) and Jorge Polanco (cuatro). The list includes a version by Recoveco with Alexis Cardenas (violin) and Ricardo Sandoval (cuatro) and two versions from the Berklee College of Music with arrangements by Sandro Morales Santoro, one with a violin as solo instrument, another with a flute as solo instrument.<\/p>\n<p>I have also included another videos of the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra from a Proms concert &#8211; a fantastic performance that cannot be topped\u00a0 you really should not miss this video!<\/p>\n<p>At the end I have added the famous Fandango for harpsichord by Antonio Soler.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Venezuela - Cuatro Venezolano - Pajarillo\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PL5B361B8D2A8F7E8A\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h4>Additional information<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Cuatro Venezolano<\/strong> and <strong>Bandola Llanera<\/strong> in the Atlas of Plucked Instruments:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.atlasofpluckedinstruments.com\/south_america.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.atlasofpluckedinstruments.com\/south_america.htm<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wikipedia about <strong>Joropo<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joropo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joropo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related post:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Permanent Link: Ricardo Sandoval and Alexis Cardenas \u2013 Recoveco \u2013 Great Music from Venezuela\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mandoisland.com\/?p=80\" rel=\"bookmark\">Ricardo Sandoval and Alexis Cardenas \u2013 Recoveco \u2013 Great Music from Venezuela<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Merken<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My favorite tune from Venezuela is the Pajarillo. This tune is typically played on the Venezuelan cuatro, a four-string instrument similar to a tenor ukulele. However the famous Alexis Cardenas and the Youth Symphony Orchestra from Venezuela do also play this tune in their concerts. In their program the Pajarillo is often one of the 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