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Cueca ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkweka]) is a family of musical styles and associated dances from Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia. In Chile, the cueca holds the status of national dance, where it was officially declared as such by the Pinochet dictatorship on September 18, 1979. [1]
The cuíca ( Portuguese pronunciation: [kuˈikɐ]) is a Brazilian friction drum with a large pitch range, produced by changing tension on the head of the drum. Cuíca is Portuguese for the gray four-eyed opossum ( Philander opossum) which is known for its high-pitched cry. It is frequently used in carnivals, [1] as well as often in samba music.
The song is a metaphor referring to mourning Chilean women ( arpilleristas) who dance the Cueca, the national dance of Chile, alone with photographs of their disappeared loved ones in their hands. Sting was accompanied by Eric Clapton, Fareed Haque and Mark Knopfler on guitar, by Branford Marsalis on the saxophone, and with Rubén Blades ...
Cuenca, officially Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca, is an Ecuadorian city, head of the canton of the same name and capital of the province of Azuay, as well as its largest and most populated city. It is crossed by the Tomebamba, Tarqui, Yanuncay and Machángara rivers, [4] in the south-central inter-Andean region of Ecuador, in the Paute river ...
Its name may derive from the Latin conca meaning "river basin", referring to the gorge of the rivers Júcar and Huécar. It may also be derived from the now-ruined Arab castle, Kunka. Other alternative original names have been suggested, including "Anitorgis", "Sucro" or "Concava". The city of Cuenca is also known as the "Eagle's Nest" because ...
Cueca brava (urban cueca) is a variation of the cueca that originated in the 1860s in the rougher neighbourhoods of cities, where it was sung and danced in places like bars and brothels. Tonada. The Tonada is another important form of Chilean traditional song, arising from the music brought by Spanish settlers. It is not danced and is ...
Star Magic (2006–present) Star Magic. (2006–present) Juan Carlos Cuenca ( Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈkweŋka]; born December 30, 1987), popularly known as Jake Cuenca, is an American-born Filipino actor and model. He also played for United Football League Division 2 sides Team Socceroo FC .
Cuenca is one of the five provinces of the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha. It is located in the eastern part of this autonomous community and covers 17,141 square km. It has a population of 203,841 inhabitants – the least populated of the five provinces. Its capital city is also called Cuenca .