South America

Luisito by Agustin Barrios (Guitar Tab)

Luisito by Agustin Barrios Mangore (1885-1944) Barrios’s compositions can be divided into three basic categories: folkloric, imitative and religious. Barrios paid tribute to the music and people of his native land by composing pieces modeled after folk songs from South America and Central America. Imitating the compositional style and techniques of the Baroque and Romantic …

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Resignação by Ernesto Nazareth (Guitar Tab)

Resignação by Ernesto Nazareth (1863-1934) Ernesto Júlio de Nazareth was a Brazilian composer and pianist, especially noted for his creative tango and Choro compositions. Nazareth was noted for creatively combining diverse influences into his music, not only of Brazilian music but also from the music of Europe, Africa and ragtime. Many of his compositions remain …

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A Legrand by Yamandu Costa (Guitar Tab)

A Legrand by Yamandu Costa (1980-) Costa began to study guitar at age seven with his father, Algacir Costa, leader of the group Os Fronteiriços (The Frontiersmen). Costa’s diverse styles include chorinho, bossa nova, milonga, tango, samba and chamamé. He studied the music of other Brazilians, such as Baden Powell de Aquino, Tom Jobim and …

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Chamané by Yamandu Costa (Guitar Tab)

Chamané by Yamandu Costa (1980-) Costa began to study guitar at age seven with his father, Algacir Costa, leader of the group Os Fronteiriços (The Frontiersmen). Costa’s diverse styles include chorinho, bossa nova, milonga, tango, samba and chamamé. He studied the music of other Brazilians, such as Baden Powell de Aquino, Tom Jobim and Raphael …

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Alma Llanera (Arranged by Alirio Diaz) by Pedro Elias Gutierrez (Guitar Tab)

Alma Llanera by Pedro Elias Gutierrez (1870-1954) “Alma Llanera” (“Soul of the Plains”) is a Venezuelan song, a joropo, created by Venezuelan musicians Pedro Elías Gutiérrez (composer) and Rafael Bolívar Coronado (lyricist). Alma Llanera has since come to be considered as Venezuela’s unofficial second national anthem. The title refers to the Llaneros, the herders of …

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