Guarania is a style of

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created in

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by musician José Asunción Flores in 1925 with the purpose of expressing the character of the Paraguayan people. This is accomplished by the slow and melancholic rhythms and melodies used in the songs. Since its creation, the Guarania became the biggest musical

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of Paraguay in the 20th century thanks to songs such as ''Jejuí'' (the first guarania), ''Kerasy'', ''India'' and ''Arribeño Resay'', which generated an immediate acceptance. The best known Guarania songs are ''Recuerdos de Ypakaraí'', ''Ne rendápe aju'', ''Mis noches sin ti'', ''Panambí Vera'', and ''Paraguaýpe''. The Guarania is highly regarded in the

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s, but not in the

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. This is because the people in the countryside prefer faster styles of songs, such as the

paraguayan polka Paraguayan polka, also known as danza paraguaya (Paraguayan dance), is a style of music created in Paraguay in the 19th century. The Paraguayan polka is very different from the traditional polka, mainly because the Paraguayan version combines ...

, which is danced more.

References

Paraguay Global

The Rise of the Guarania: A Style of Music That is Paraguay's Own
Paraguayan styles of music Polka derivatives {{Paraguay-stub

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