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Mexican Music is very popular among older people and some people in the countryside. During the middle years of the 20th century, Costa Rica was exposed to much Mexican cultural influence. FOLK MUSIC The Caribbean coast shows a strong African influence in the complex percussion rhythms like Sinkit . Like its northerly neighbors in Central America, the Marimba is a very popular instrument, and Costa Rican marimba music is unique in its relatively quiet and restrained nature. Folk dances include a couples dance called the Punto Guanacasteco , which has been made the official national dance, and the popular Cuadrille . Old traditional songs like "De la caña se hace el guaro", "Pampa", "Amor de Temporada" and "Luna Liberiana" are very popular. In modern times, groups like Cantares have helped to popularize Costa Rican folk music, and were a leading part of the New Costa Rican Song movement {Link without Title} . Costa Rica's pre-Columbian population has contributed a large part of the country's folk heritage, include rare Musical Scale s, certain ceremonial songs and Ocarina s. The Guanacaste region, in the Peninsula Of Nicoya , is home to the best-known folk traditions. Along the Atlantic coast, the African Musical heritage is more pronounced, and Afro-Caribbean Music like Rumba , Calypso and Reggae are popular. In most of Costa Rica, ancient instruments like ocarinas are being replaced by international instruments like Accordion s and Guitar s. There are still folk styles, even outside of Guanacaste, such as the Talamanca 's Danza De Los Huelos and the Boruca 's Danza De Los Diablitos . Guanacaste Guanacaste is the major center for Costa Rican folk music, especially pre-Columbian styles like the Danza Del Sol and Danza De La Luna of the Chorotega , who also popularized the ancient Quijongo (a single-string bow and Gourd Resonator ) and native Oboe , the Chirimia {Link without Title} . POPULAR MUSIC Costa Rica's population never developed a major rhythm or style that became a major part of popular music, nor has Costa Rica produced a great literary or other artistic tradition {Link without Title} . There have been exceptions, such as the Costa Rican Landscape school of painting in the 1920s . The Andean Peña tradition (an international gathering of like-minded persons) is strong in Costa Rica as well, introduced by immigrants from Chile and Argentina . In the late 1980s some local artists and bands became famous for having their own style and original material, like José Capmany , Café Con Leche , Peregrino Gris , Inconsciente Colectivo ; some of them had fans from outside of Costa Rica, like Editus . However, in the middle of the 80's the most popular music was named 'Chiqui-Chiqui'. Performed by several groups or "Bandas" like La Mafia , Los Hicsos MUSIC INSTITUTIONS European Classical Music institutions include the Costa Rican Chamber Orchestra and the Costa Rican National Symphony Orchestra (formed in 1970 ); the country is also home to the first professional choir in Central America and the only state-subsidized youth orchestra in the Western World, the Sura Chamber Choir {Link without Title} . Costa Rican folk institutions include the Fantasía Folklorica . Every August, Costa Rica is home to an International Festival Of Music . In recent years the government, led by the Ministerio De Cultura , has aimed to revitalize traditional Costa Rican music. REFERENCES |
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