Venezuelan Fiesta is a 33-RPM LP album by Venezuelan composer/arranger/conductor Aldemaro Romero, released in 1956, under contract with RCA Victor.

This was the second Romero's album with RCA Victor, featuring popular Venezuelan pieces, and the release of the joropo Venezuelan Fiesta, continuing with the modernization of Venezuelan folk music, upgrading it from folk instrumentations to full modern orchestral versions, and making it palatable to international audiences.

Album information From the back cover of the album:

Las Bellas Noches de Maiquetía — Valse Venezolano (The Beautiful Nights of Maiquetía). "This composition by Pedro Arcila Ponte was inspired by the beauty of the nights of Maiquetía, a seaport near La Guaira." Brisas del Zulia — Valse (Breezes of Zulia). "This is a musical tribute to Lake Maracaibo, written by Amable Espina." Geranio — Valse (Geranium). "Written by one of Venezuela's foremost composers, Pedro Elías Gutiérrez, who also wrote the famous joropo Alma Llanera. The Vienna style is predominant." Amalia — Valse-Joropo. "A very famous valse-joropo written by Francisco de Paula Aguirre and Leoncio Martínez "Leo"." El Cari-Cari — Joropo. "One of the standard favorites of the country." El Cumaco de San Juan — Merengue. "A typical merengue from Caracas." El Polo Coriano — Polo. "An outstanding example of this type of music."

Track listing

Track Song title Composer Genre 1. Las Bellas Noches de Maiquetía Pedro Arcila PonteVenezuelan waltz 2. Brisas del Zulia Amable EspinaVenezuelan waltz 3. GeranioPedro Elías Gutiérrez Venezuelan waltz 4. MariselaS. Díaz Peña Joropo 5. Quejas del almaDelgado Briceño Venezuelan waltz 6. JulianaLionel Belasco Venezuelan waltz 7. Venezuelan Fiesta Aldemaro Romero Joropo 8. AmaliaFrancisco de Paula Aguirre/ Leoncio Martínez Waltz-joropo 9. El Cari-Cari Rafael Romero Joropo 10. Tu PartidaAugusto Brandt Love song 11. El Cumaco de San JuanFrancisco Pacheco Venezuelan merengue 12. El Polo CorianoArranger: Aldemaro RomeroPolo

See also Venezuela Aldemaro Romero Venezuelan music

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