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\n\n\n\nOn more than one occasion, I have written and spoken here about the characteristics of December in Venezuela. Over time, a vast number of traditions have taken root, ensuring that\u2014far beyond the religious aspect\u2014Christmas has become a cultural cornerstone, part of the Venezuelan DNA, encompassing music, celebrations, food, gatherings, and parties.\n\nThere are various traditional Venezuelan musical forms directly linked to these festivities, the most important being **aguinaldos**, **parrandas**, and **gaitas**.\n\nUntil the early 1960s, the *aguinaldo* was the undisputed king. There were numerous groups dedicated to this genre, and choirs made it a staple of their repertoire, a tradition that continues to this day. During that time, *parrandas* and *gaitas* also began to be heard, though they had a smaller presence.\n\nThe significant shift occurred in the late 1970s when the group **Un Solo Pueblo** propelled several *parrandas* to the top of the radio charts. Almost immediately after, in the early 1980s, several *gaita* groups such as **Rinc\u00f3n Morales** and **Cardenales del \u00c9xito** took center stage.\n\nHowever, another group also emerged that proposed a modernization of the *gaita*, triggering a nationwide expansion of the genre\u2014a true phenomenon. That group is **Guaco**.\n\nEven though I first started \"getting serious\" about music through the *gaita*, the *parranda* has always been my favorite genre.\n\n---\n\n\n

\n\nEn m\u00e1s de una ocasi\u00f3n he escrito y hablado ac\u00e1 sobre las caracter\u00edsticas del mes de diciembre en Venezuela, en el que se han establecido una cantidad enorme de tradiciones que han hecho que, mucho m\u00e1s all\u00e1 del aspecto religioso, la Navidad se haya convertido en una forma cultural, parte del ADN del venezolano, que incluye m\u00fasica, celebraciones, comidas, encuentros y fiestas.\n\nHay distintas formas musicales tradicionales venezolanas directamente vinculadas con estas fiestas, siendo las m\u00e1s importantes los **aguinaldos**, **las parrandas** y las **gaitas**.\n\nHasta comienzos de los a\u00f1os 60 el aguinaldo era el rey absoluto. Hab\u00eda cantidad de grupos dedicados a este g\u00e9nero y los grupos corales lo hicieron parte de su repertorio, inclusive hasta nuestros d\u00edas. En ese tiempo empezaron a escucharse tambi\u00e9n parrandas y gaitas, pero con menor presencia.\n\nEl cambio importante vino a finales de los a\u00f1os 70, cuando el grupo **Un Solo Pueblo** llev\u00f3 varias parrandas a los primeros lugares del ranking radial. Casi de inmediato, a comienzos de los a\u00f1os 80, varios grupos de gaita como **Rinc\u00f3n Morales** o **Cardenales del \u00c9xito** asumieron el rol protag\u00f3nico.\n\nPero tambi\u00e9n surgi\u00f3 un grupo que plante\u00f3 una modernizaci\u00f3n de la gaita y eso gener\u00f3 una expansi\u00f3n del g\u00e9nero a nivel nacional, que fue un verdadero fen\u00f3meno. Ese grupo es **Guaco**.\n\nAunque yo empec\u00e9 a \"enseriarme\" con la m\u00fasica a trav\u00e9s de la gaita, la parranda ha sido siempre mi g\u00e9nero preferido.\n\n----\n\n

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\n\n\nThe *parranda* I am bringing you today tells the story of the moment a group of musicians arrives at someone's front door to share their music. This was the custom in the old days, and it is exactly what I did with a family *parranda* group that we kept going for over thirty years.\n\nThis piece was written by one of the greatest composers my country has ever produced\u2014the same man who wr

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