What is Marinera?




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Saca tu Pañuelo - Show your Handkerchief

This marinera was composed by the Trujillian composer Don Juan Benites Reyes. The handkerchief (generally white) is a required accessory when dancing the Marinera.

Sequenced by Jorge Merino


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Sonando el Cuero del Tambor

The invitation to start dancing the Marinera is it made through the calling of the "tambor" (snare drum). The couples get ready with the resounding effect of the snare drum's "cueros/skin".

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Ciudad de Lagos - City of Lakes

An Andean marinera composed by Javier Echecopar, typical of the Ayacucho region. This marinera is part of the popular dances with guitar and cajón.

Sequenced by Rafael Enciso


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El Huaquero

Yo soy un huaquero viejo, que vengo de sacar huacos ... Huaquero, huaquero, huaquero vamos a huaquear,... cova, cova, cova al amanecer, cova, cova, cova al anochecer... A coastal marinera which reflects the activities around the ceremonial sites of the ancient Perú. This marinera was composed by Miguel Paz.

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Al Golpe del Cajón

From the prolific Trujillian composer, Don Juan Benites Reyes, a northern marinera, which invites to the celebration with the rhythm of the "Cajón". The "Cajón" is a wooden box, and a very well used percussion instrument in this type of dances.

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Que Viva Chiclayo

It is common to observe the pride of the people in some Peruvians regions. The northern coastal region, is characterized to have its people identified with its city or origin. This marinera was composed by Luis Abelardo Nuñez. Its title reflects what the people from Chiclayo feel about its city: .... ¡ Que viva Chiclayo !

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La Cosecha - The Harvest

A very happy marinera, which symbolizes one of the main activities of the Peruvian agriculture. This activity is remembered in acts of worship even from the pre-Incas time.

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La Veguera

Marinera of the old Peruvian times. This is a typical example of the Marinera Costeña. It is from Chiclayo City, Department of Lambayeque, in the north of Perú.

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El Sueño de Pochi - Pochi's Dream

A short marinera that invites us to dance and to have a lot of fun. With the Dream of Pochi lets go to dance. Con el Sueño de Pochi salgamos a bailar. As in the majority of Peruvian popular music, the author is unknown.

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Arete de Oro - Golden Earring

This is another anonymous northern marinera, which as many others, were passed orally from generation to generation as part of the culture and Peruvian tradition.

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El Turrón

A festive and fun marinera, played in several popular festivities and social gatherings. Its title refers to a special dessert made of sweet bread and peanuts, called "Turrón", a popular dessert in the northern Perú. This marinera was composed by Juan Requena Castro.

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Asi Baila Mi Trujillana

It was composed by Juan Benites Reyes. It is the official theme and obligated marinera in the Concurso Internacional de Marinera de Trujillo - International Marinera Contest of Trujillo. Trujillians from over the world get homesick just by listening this marinera. It reflects the gracefulness and the beauty of the Trujillian woman.

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La Concheperla

This was the first marinera that was transcribed in musical score. It was also the first to be played by the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional (Peruvian National Symphony) in the Lima Municipal Theater. The lyrics are from Abelardo Gamarra "El Tunante", the music from José Alvarado. This marinera is also known as "La Decana". La Concheperla is the best known marinera, and it is played everywhere in Perú.

Sequenced by Ricardo M. Serrano


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Chiclayana

A marinera which is the pride of our Peruvian brothers of the northern region of Chiclayo, Department of Lambayeque.

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Marinera

This marinera was transcribed by Doña Rosa Mercedes Ayarza de Morales. She is one of the Peruvian musicians that compiled popular melodies from all over Perú, and exposed them even beyond the national boundaries. This marinera is well known in the Peruvian colleges and universities, since it is sung by the majority of the choirs.

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Sacachispas

It was composed by Luis Alberto Nuñez. Typical marinera from Lima. It reflects the graceful movement of the dancers in the traditional and social gatherings.

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San Miguel de Piura

This marinera was composed in honor of the Almirante Miguel Grau. The most beloved son of Piura, and the pride of our Peruvian brothers of this region., located in the north of Perú.

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Trujillana

This marinera was composed by Teófilo Alvarez, one of the most prominent musicians of Trujillo. Trujillana is a typical marinera which describes the beauty and the gracefulness of the Trujillian Woman. It is very common to observe Trujillian children growing up dancing their first steps with this marinera.

Sequenced by Ricardo M. Serrano & Jorge Merino