Music+&+Dance

  Music & Dance There are lots of different types of music in Chile. Chile's geography has had a big influence over this. Chile is squished between the big mountains, called Andes Cordillera//,// and the Pacific Ocean. This means music in Chile did not have much influence from other countries.

In the1960's music changed a lot in Chile. This was called "nueva canción" (new song). The soung of the guitar was very important in this time. Also in this time Chilean singers wrote songs mainly about 'rural life and beauty'.

Not only is there many different types of music, Chile also has heaps of different instruments. Traditional instuments include trumpets made of cane and cow-horn, rattles, drums and several flutes. One of these instruments is the Panpipe. The Panpipe made out of cane and is decorated with brightly coloured pieces of material. The panpipe is used in many traditional events such as //Shamanism//, which is a celebration of agriculture and fertility.

With music you have to have **DANCE**. Chile's national dance is the cueca. The dance is a story of a man falling in love with a woman who prentends to be shy, hiding behind her handkerchief. You will see the dance performed at every important festival in Chile, and especially on the Chilean National Day on the 18th of September. Dancers dress in the traditional costumes of the Chilean huaso and wave their white handkerchiefs in the air.

Here is a video of the Cueca being done:

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