Definitions
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- noun uncountable A
genre ofArgentinian andBolivian folk music , adance form played bycontemporary musicians assoloists or in smallensembles of voice, guitar, violin and bombo drum. - noun countable A
dance accompanying this music.
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Examples
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His music relies more on the 6/8 rhythms found in the chacarera of his youth than on jazz's swinging 4/4.
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But Mr. Klein's native Argentina, where he first fell under the sway of such indigenous musical styles as zamba and chacarera, eventually drew him back home.
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And, although Sosa died earlier this year, her spirit is present in this chacarera-inspired tune.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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Klein found a way to sing the song to his daughter in a 9/8 time signature - making the song resemble an Argentine folkloric form, the chacarera, but with an extra beat.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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And, although Sosa died earlier this year, her spirit is present in this chacarera-inspired tune.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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And, although Sosa died earlier this year, her spirit is present in this chacarera-inspired tune.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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And, although Sosa died earlier this year, her spirit is present in this chacarera-inspired tune.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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Klein found a way to sing the song to his daughter in a 9/8 time signature - making the song resemble an Argentine folkloric form, the chacarera, but with an extra beat.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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And, although Sosa died earlier this year, her spirit is present in this chacarera-inspired tune.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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And, although Sosa died earlier this year, her spirit is present in this chacarera-inspired tune.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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