Venezuelan Guitarist Irene Farrera
View Related Episode: Holly Andres, Irene Farrera, Kathy Deggendorfer
With a rich, deep voice and percussive guitar playing, musician Irene Farrera performs Gaita, a style of music native to western Venezuela. Gaita music comes from a cultural fusion of Spanish, African, and native Indian populations near the border with Columbia.
First Broadcast: 2001
Producer: Tom D'Antoni
Appeared in episodes: Iconographer Heather MacKean, Organist Catherine Crozier, Irene Farrera, Holly Andres, Irene Farrera, Kathy Deggendorfer, Holly Andres, Irene Farrera, Kathy Deggendorfer
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