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	MySpace.com - Contradanza - Andalucia, ES - Folk / Acoustic - www.myspace.com/contradanza2
		CONTRADANZA NEW FOLK FROM ANDALUCÍA (SPAIN) Contradanza, a folk and acoustic music band, was born in 1998 in Sevilla (Andalucía, Spain) made up by musicians from Cadiz, Sevilla, Huelva and Córdoba.
		Contradanza offers a different perspective of folk and traditional music by collecting various influences they manage to blend in their acoustic mixer: traditional music, romances, flamenco, jazz, arab music, renaissance dances...
		Special focus is made on the revision of traditional romances and of Andalusian popular lyrical poems as well as on the composition of their own pieces based on the study of contemporary Spanish poetry.
	www.myspace.com /contradanza2 (912 words)

	Centro Culturale Margarita
		Al pari degli altri generi musicali, la contradanza non sfugge al fenomeno di contaminazione interculturale e prosegue nella sua progressiva creolizzazione.
		Questa contradanza "originale" ma non per questo immune dalla contaminazione creola, ottiene un successo importante nella capitale e la regione di Matanzas.
		Tra la contradanza creola che si esprime negli ambienti popolari, frequentati alla chetichella da numerosi aristocratici alla ricerca di donne nere o mulatte, e la contradanza dei saloni borghesi, esiste una frontiera molto permeabile e il sapore della prima, suonata in prevalenza dalle orchestre nere, penetra presto nei saloni dove la seconda si lascia contaminare.
	www.ccmargarita.com /testo_danze_caraibi.htm (655 words)

	Musical Atlas of Cuba (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The musical descendant of the contradanza, the habanera or contradanza habanera (Havana-style contradanza), the habanera's distinguishing musical feature is its short, repeating 2/4 rhythmic figure in the bass line:
		In 1884 Sebastian Yradier's "La Paloma" became the first exported habanera to gain popularity in Mexico.
		According to preeminent Cuban music historian Alejo Carpentier, the habanera was never called such by the people of Havana (for them it was just the local style of contradanza).
	www.pbs.org /buenavista/music/a_habanera.html (149 words)

	CONTRADANZA DE COLEGIO
		The Contradanza was one of the most popular dances of the 18th century in Spain, danced and sung by the Royal Court as well as by the general public.
		During this merry dance the choir sings about the delightful Contradanza that is being prepared by the School to delight the Christ Child and divert Him from His cares.
		Each of the three verses of the Coplas is followed by the singing of the Contradanza, which is in direct contrast to the quiet soprano solos of the Coplas.
	www.boychoirs.org /texas/soler004.html (122 words)

	GuitarPeople.com - Lessons
		The Contradanza and Danza in Cuba and Puerto Rico
		The contradanza is written in 2/4 and 6/8 time and belongs to the so-called square dance, a style of dancing where couples collaborate to form diverse figures.
		The contradanza was brought to the Caribbean by the British and French around 1750, and by 1762 the contradanza was firmly established in Cuba.
	www.guitarpeople.com /classical/contrdanza.asp (1725 words)

	Mambo
		The contradanza had arrived in Cuba in the 18th century, where it became known as danza and grew very popular.
		The arrival of fl Haitians later that century changed the face of contradanza, adding a syncopation called cinquillo (which is also found in another contradanza-derivative, Argentine tango).
		By the end of the 19th century, contradanza had grown lively and energetic, unlike its European counterpart, and was then known as danzon.
	music.information-free.com /Dance-music/Mambo.html (726 words)

	YouTube - Vanessa Mae - Contradanza
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		Vanessa Mae (@ Royal Albert Hall) - Contradanza (more)
		Vanessa Mae (@ Royal Albert Hall) - Contradanza (less)
	www.youtube.com /watch?v=91NUay_YMb8&mode=related&search= (377 words)

	Contradanza / Mar de Fondo / cdRoots
		The first recording by Contradanza seeks to create new folk from Andalusia, balancing their new outlook with respectful approaches to the popular song book and the creative impulse.
		Contradanza is from the city of Seville (Spain); they triy to contribute an Open Look for new music, with a direct interpretation of neoRomance dances.
		Contradanza cuenta además con la colaboración de músicos amigos como Antón Ramírez (bajo).
	www.cdroots.com /gal-contradanza.html (421 words)

	Amazon.com: contradanza: Books (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Contradanza de pie y barro (Fondo editorial tierra adentro) by Mario Bojórquez (Unknown Binding - 1996)
		Danza, contradanza y metamorfosis de moros y cristianos (Teatro) by Daniel Cortezón (Unknown Binding - 1982)
		cancan cancan nm cha-cha-cha cha-cha-ch nm conga conga of contredanse contradanza of danza danza of fandango fandango nm flamenco flamenco nm...
	www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=contradanza&tag=540-20&index=books&link_code=qs&page=1 (1115 words)

	REDCAT: Season -- New Directions in Performance -- Contradanza and Rosanna Gamson/World Wide (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Mexico City's acclaimed contemporary dance company Contradanza collaborates with Los Angeles choreographer Rosanna Gamson and her company World Wide to premiere a new international collaboration.
		RG/WW, in collaboration with Mexican choreographer Cecilia Appleton and her company Contradanza, merge movement, bilingual text and evocative theatrical images to explore the duality of Latino and Anglo cultures in Los Angeles.
		RG/WW and Contradanza are both highly regarded in their respective communities of Los Angeles and Mexico City.
	www.calarts.edu /redcat/season/20042005/ndp/contra.html (167 words)

	Center for Latin American Studies, UC Berkeley
		The mandolin is one of the most important melodic instruments in Venezuelan folk music, and Soto used the hour to present original compositions and introduce a range of important musical genres found in Venezuela.
		His contradanza was particularly moving, demonstrating a rare beauty and delicacy made possible by the trio's sense of timing, phrasing, and execution of dynamic ranges so difficult to render on acoustic instruments.
		He explained the importance of rhythmic foundations in Venezuelan music, as musicians must know the basic rhythmic structures and aim to maintain the distinct rhythmic feel of each genre.
	www.clas.berkeley.edu:7001 /Events/fall1999/10-15-99-venezolana/index.html (414 words)

	REDCAT: About - Media/Press Room
		RG/WW, in collaboration with Mexican choreographer Cecilia Appleton and her company Contradanza, merge movement, bilingual text and evocative theatrical images to explore the duality of culture and identity implicit in Fuentes' gothic tale of love and horror, and thus Latino and Anglo cultures in Los Angeles.
		Contradanza made its US debut in 2002 in Los Angeles, presented by Grand Performances.
		Contradanza continues its commitment to its inclusive social vision, performing in men's and women's prisons, schools, barrios and shelters and in festivals in solidarity with marginalized populations.
	redcat.org /about/press/1.25.05contra.html (852 words)

	Salsa & Merengue Society – A History of Salsa: Turning Westward
		This is likely to be the origin of the close hold found in all contredanse derivatives, where the lead's left and follower's right arm are held upwards and outwards of the partnership; and the lead's right arm around the follower's waist.
		Both the contredanse and the contradanza made their way to the Caribbean during the colonisation of the Americas, to the islands of Hispañola and Cuba.
		They introduced the contradanza criolla, a Creole version of the contredanse containing African elements in its instrumentation and interpretation.
	www.salsa-merengue.co.uk /revealit/histsal/part2.html (957 words)

	Habanaloko - History
		It is very different to the Contradanza or Tumba fraceza (which originally came from the nearby island of Haiti).
		Many warm Cuban nights later, Contradanza evolved into Danza, out of which the Danzón was created.
		Since the late nineteenth century, the Danzón has developed and changed in many respects; however, much of the original structure remains; it is this continuity that continues to define Danzón as a truly unique, living art form.
	www.habanaloko.co.uk /htm/history.htm (862 words)

	Mambo mania - Cuban dance - Listening UNESCO Courier - Find Articles
		The Haitian fls added a particularly spicy syncopation to it called the cinquillo, which is also found in the tango, itself derived from the contradanza.
		Gradually other fl elements found their way into the contradanza, some titles of which--such as "Tu madre es conga" ("Your mother is Congo"), which was played in 1856 in Santiago de Cuba at an aristocratic ball in honour of General Concha, and "La negrita"--reflect this blending.
		At the end of the nineteenth century the contradanza threw off its European yoke, and freer, more spontaneous dancing by couples replaced the starchy formality of the contredanse.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1310/is_1995_Jan/ai_17047194 (858 words)

	MamboCity UK Salsa / Mambo Website
		In the 18th century the contradanza reached Cuba where it was known as danza and became the national dance.
		In the 19th century, with the arrival of planters and their slaves who fled from Haiti after it became independent, a particularly spicy syncopation called the cinquillo was added to the danza (tango derived from the contradanza also has this cinquillo).
		Through this time, the Native African Folk Rumba which is essentially a sex pantomime danced extremely fast with exaggerated hip movements, was merged into the contradanza to form Son and by the end of the 19th century the formality of the contradanza was replaced by freer, more spontaneous dancing.
	www.mambocity.co.uk /Mambo_p2.htm (922 words)

	3-habanera
		The French also brought with them dances such as the gavotte and saraband, as well as the contradanza or danza Francesa, a salon dance based on French country dancing which had found considerable popularity among the French middle class.
		After 1840, the term contradanza is dropped and the new form is known throughout the world as habanera.
		The danzon was slower in tempo than the contradanza or the danza.
	www.lordtiger.com /3habanera.html (1056 words)

	Smithsonian Jazz - Jazz Appreciation Month, JAM, Support Smithsonian Jazz, Jazz Multimedia Database
		The contradanza used the cinquillo rhythm and led to the very similar pan-Caribbean danza.
		Cuica — Small Brazilian friction drum with a stick fastened to the inside of the drumhead which is rubbed to produce a sound.
		Danzón — A Cuban musical and dance form developed in the 1800s from the contradanza and the danza which is both longer and slower than its predecessors.
	www.smithsonianjazz.org /latinjazz/latinjazz_glossary.asp (2019 words)

	Contradanza - Meridional - CD / cdRoots
		This crew of songwriters and singers comes from Andalucía, and while they certain pay homage to the familiar roots, they are not traditionalists and they spike their southern sound with a global ambiance
		In a pan-Mediterranean spirit, the recording features the Italian drummer Stefanno di Rubbo, the Morrocan ud-player Amin Chachoo and Belén Bautista, singer of the the serphardic group Aljama.
		Contradanza´s previous recording, ´Mar de Fondo´ (Fusionart — Galileo MC), released 3 years ago, received outstanding reviews in the specialized press all over Europe and was presented live on a big number of folk and worldmusic festivals.
	www.cdroots.com /gal-contrad2.html (462 words)

	Perchè si dice salsa-mambo
		Il seme africano (percussioni, ritmi, danze) e il seme europeo (flamenco, country dance, strumentazione, danze) danno vita a una piantina strana: la contradanza criolla o creola che è il primo albero originale caraibico "made in nuovo mondo".
		ma fatto sta che se voi vedeste gli otto passi fondamentali della contradanza direste sbalorditi: ma sono le posizione delle basi della salsa!
		La contradanza (countrydance) mescolata alle danze afro, diede vita nei vari paesi del centro america a tradizioni di BALLO diverse, la bomba, la plena, la salsa a Portorico, il danzon, il son, il casino, il mambo, il chacha a Cuba e via dicendo.
	www.sbandao.net /ArticoliPensieri/SalsaMambo.htm (1018 words)

	The Puerto Rican Danza
		During the first third of the 19th century it was very popular in the island of Puerto Rico the Spanish "contradanza" or "counter dance" (a word derived, according to some, from the English "country dance").
		This was a very rigid dance, a "figures" dance, in which the dancers had to do specific movements according to the directions of the "bastonero".
		The "contradanza" was losing popularity, due to its rigidness and the new dance began to displace it.
	www.ladanza.com /danzanet.htm (1103 words)

	French Connection (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The man leads the lady with his right arm behind her back while holding the lady's left hand with his right.
		From there both contredanse and contradanza made its way to the Caribean particularly to the island of Hispañola, which consist of Haiti and Dominican Republic and eventually to Cuba.
		The contradanse arrived in Saint Dominique or what is modern Haiti and contradanza arrived in Havana.
	iml.jou.ufl.edu /projects/Fall04/Smith/france.htm (220 words)

	Dancesmiths' Fred Astaire Dance Studio - Bolero History
		French colonists, escaping from the Haitian revolution across the straits from eastern Cuba, brought with them the music, which in Spanish became contradanza.
		From the Cuban contradanza, or simply danza, as the analogous forms are also called in Puerto Rico and Mexico, came the trova, the traditional song of the guitar-playing troubadour from the east of the island.
		The danza was also the basis of the habanera, which was so named not in Cuba, but in Europe, when the rhythm crossed the ocean.
	www.dancesmiths.com /bolero_history.htm (404 words)

	Habanera Dance - Streetswings Dance History archives - Main Page
		The Habañera was originally known as the Contradanza with some African influences and was only called the Habañera outside of Cuba, in New Orleans it was known as the Creole Country Dance.
		In the States the Habanera became a part of some Ragtime music and in Mexico was just called the Danza.
		When the Contradanza came to Havana, it would be known as the Contradanza Habañera.
	www.streetswing.com /histmain/z3haba.htm (1129 words)

	Yemaya Salsa - History of Yemaya Page Two
		During this century, some Africans were gaining their freedom; they created dance halls and places of worship.
		By the middle 1800's, the now 'Contradanza' evolved into 'Danza' or 'Habanera', a freer, more spontaneous form (still danced by couples).
		It was after Cuba's triumph in its war of independence with Spain (1868) that many new musical styles were being born.
	www.yemayasalsa.com /history2.htm (559 words)

	AfroCentric_News Features - Melody Capote - Felipe Luciano (Site not responding. Last check: )
		century, the contradanza had made its way to Cuba where it was called danza and became the national dance.
		The Native African folk rumba, an extremely fast dance, melded into the contradanza and then Son was born.
		Danzon became the dance of wealthy Cubans while Son was popular among the middle class.
	www.afrocentricnews.com /afro/features_Latin_Explosion.html (821 words)

	Arthur Murray Ballroom Dance Studios: Dancing Lessons, Coquitlam, BC; Salsa, Swing, Waltz, Tango, Hustle, The Mambo
		English Country Dancing was taken up by the Spanish, where it was called Contradanza.
		From there it was brought to Cuba by Spanish colonists as early as the 1700's.
		Fusion of some African rhythms into the Spanish Contradanza resulted in the Danza, Cuba's national dance at the time.
	www.dancecoquitlam.ca /pag_cms_id_25_p_the-mambo.html (922 words)

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		Contradanza - Fernando Ferandiere (1750-1816) 1st version - by Kevin J Manges, in C, + LHF 2nd version - by Hernan Guillermo, in D, + rests ******************************************************************************* #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song.
		***************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** CONTRADANZA** Fernando Ferandière (Zamora, Spain,18th C.) Tablature by Hernán Guillermo Renom - dasein79@hotmail.com from the book "ANTOLOGI.A DE OBRAS PARA GUITARRA.
		Elegidas, revisadas y digitadas por ISAIAS SAVIO" CONTRADANZA Tuning: Standard Key:
	www.classtab.org /ffcontr.txt (245 words)

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