The traditional music of Southern Brazil, especially the one of Río Grande do Sul
state, whose population has a strong ancestry of European countries like Portugal,
Spain, Italy and Germany. The songs of gaucho music present themes of the folk traditions
of the gaucho: field, farm, horse, moral values, regional cuisine, women. The music
is built in a slow, intimate manner, with lyrics abundant in metaphors. Some representative
artists have been Teixeirinha, José Mendes, Gildo de Freitas, Dimas Costa, Gaúcho
da Fronteira, Porca Véia.
|