| Music of Honduras Topics | |
|---|---|
| Reggaeton | |
| Paranda | |
| Bachata | |
| Classical music | Punta |
| Merengue | Hip Hop |
| Latin pop | Cumbia |
| Salsa | Reggae |
| Techno | Electronic Music |
| Timeline and Samples | |
| Central American music | |
| Belize - Costa Rica - El Salvador - Guatemala - Honduras - Nicaragua - Panama | |
Music of Honduras is very varied. Punta is the main "ritmo" of Honduras with other music such as Paranda, Bachata, Caribbean salsa, cumbia, reggae, merengue, soca, calypso, dancehall, Reggaeton and most recently Afrobeats widely heard especially in the North the Department of Atlántida, to Mexican rancheras heard in the interior rural part of the country.
Overview
editHonduras' capital Tegucigalpa is an important center for modern Honduran music, and is home to the College for Fine Arts.[1]
Folk music is played with guitar, marimba and other instruments. Punta is popular in Honduras.[2] Popular folk songs include La ceiba and Candú.[3]
There is an Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Honduras (a national orchestra) in Comayagua.[4]
Notable musicians
edit- Los Silver Star
- Los Robbins[5]
- Los Flippers
- Los Rangers
- Los Flame Boys
- Teen Stars
- Banda Blanca[6]
- Javier Monthiel[7][8]
- Anima[9]
- Polache[10]
- Guillermo Anderson
- Moisés Canelo
- URANIA
- Khaos
- El Pez
- Montuca SoundSystem
- Evolucion Neutra
- Delirium
- Sueño Digviana
- Pez Luna
- Sol Caracol
- Maria Isolina
- Dano Cube
- Atomic Rose[11]
- Tux Lunan
- Chia Casanova
- Nelson Padilla
- Sam & Dan
- Most Dangerous City
- Eduardo Umanzor
- Rodolfo Bueso
- LAUREN SOFÍA
- Sergio Ortega
- Volmen[12]
Reggaeton has been popular in the country for many years, and Honduras has emerged as a leading producer of artists. Notable artists include:
- DJ Sy (Syrome)
- Raggamofin Killas
- El Pueblo
- Los Bohemios Del Reggaeton
- DJ Slyfox
- Bullaka Family
- Yerbaklan
- Killa
See also
edit
References
edit- ^ "SOS Children: Child Sponsorship Charity". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2005-05-30.
- ^ Music in Honduras retrieved 27 July 2021
- ^ Spanish country Honduras retrieved 30 July 2021
- ^ Filarmonica de Honduras retrieved 29 July 2021
- ^ "La maravilla musical de Honduras". munsterrecords.bandcamp.com. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "Banda Blanca" (in Spanish). Aldos del Recuerdo. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ Fredy Pineda. "Javier Monthiel figura importante y reconocida de la música" [Javier Monthiel an important and recognized figure in music] (in Spanish). Noticias Honduras HN. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Monthiel captures his Honduran pride". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ ANIMA
- ^ "El hondureño Paul Hughes ´Polache´ se prepara para su debut en el Savio", Univision
- ^ "Atomic Rose: La banda hondureña 'dream pop' que rompe esquemas".
- ^ Volumen
Further reading
edit- Campos Fonseca, Susan: “Historia compensatoria y Filosofía: Un caso centroamericano”, en BABAB, Nº33, verano, España, 2008, ISSN · 1575-9385. Disponible en:
- Brill, Mark. Music of Latin America and the Caribbean, 2nd Edition, 2018. Taylor & Francis ISBN 1138053562
- http://www.babab.com/no33/susan_campos.php