La Sardina de Naiguat� - �Parranda! Venezuelan Carnival Music

Venezuela's Caribbean coastal town of Naiguat� is home to one of that country's most celebrated Carnival musical traditions. In the 1970's, trumpeter Ricardo D�az augmented the local legacy of Afro-Caribbean drumming traditions with brass, electric bass, keyboard, and women's chorus to create La Sardina de Naiguat�, the musical group that drives the town's annual cycle of public celebrations, including Carnival, Corpus Christi, and St. John the Baptist. �Parranda! brings us the contemporary, joyous sounds of the pre-Christian rite of burying the sardine to promote an abundant harvest of fish and crops. 20 tracks, 53 minutes, 40-page booklet with extensive bilingual notes. This album is part of the Smithsonian Folkways Tradiciones/Traditions Series of Latino music albums, produced with support by the Smithsonian Latino Center.