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Cueca

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]

Not to be confused with cuíca.

The northern cueca: The main difference with this version is that there is no singing in the accompanying music which is played with only sicus, zamponas, and brass. , tubas. Also, both the music and the dance are slower. This dance is done during religious ceremonies and carnival.

trumpets

The cueca from the central region: This genre is mostly seen in Chile. The guitar, accordion, guitarron, and percussion are the prevailing instruments.

The cueca: This form has the absence of the cuarteta. The seguidilla are repeated and there is a greater emphasis on the way the lyrics are presented by the vocalist.

Chiloé

The basic structure of the cueca is that it is a compound meter in 6
8 or 3
4 and is divided into three sections.


Some differences can be noticed depending on geographical location. There are three distinct variants in addition to the traditional cueca:

Chinchinero

Media related to Cueca at Wikimedia Commons

of Bolivian cueca (and other folk dances specific to the Gran Chaco region) on YouTube

Demonstration