can you name any composers of the music type discussed above?
Manuel Jiménez, Ricky Martin and Ivy Queen.
Plena
The genre has had a revival recently, as evident by the emergence of many plena bands (such as Plena Libre, Atabal, and Viento de agua) and its use in various songs, such as Ricky Martin's recent song "Pégate" and Ivy Queen's "Vamos A Celebrar"
what type of money do they use in puerto rico It was granted the use of both foreign and provincial currencies. are there other currencies issued? Yes, Liberty Dollar. what is the capital of the country mentioned above? San Juan. is cost of living high in the country? Yes and has increased over the past decade. what sorts of music are preferred there? It comprises a wide and rich variety of genres such as bomba, plena and aguinaldo. what is the second music type mentioned? It's beat and rhythm are usually played using hand drums called panderetas. does it follow any specific genre? UNANSWERABLE which musical instruments are used for this type of music? It is accompanied by a scrape gourd, the guiro. Panderetas resemble tambourines but without the jingles. how is the last instrument played? It is played by tapping the head with fingers or palm. were there any famous literary writers in the country mentioned above? Yes, Diego de Torres Vargas. what does he write? He was the first person to write a book about the history of Puerto Rico. how was he honored? The orange color in the first flag of the country was based and taken from Father Diego de Torres Vargas' text.
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Plena [SEP] Composers
As a folk genre, there have been many good composers, some well known in their day and into the present. Perhaps one of the genre's most celebrated composers and performers was Manuel Jiménez, known as 'El Canario'. Certainly, there were many others, including such greats as Ramito, Ismael Rivera, Mon Rivera (the junior), and Rafael Cortijo. In 2006, Tito Matos and Los Pleneros de la 21 received a Grammay nomination for their plena songs recording. The genre has had a revival recently, as evident by the emergence of many plena bands (such as Plena Libre, Atabal, and Viento de agua) and its use in various songs, such as Ricky Martin's recent song "Pégate" and Ivy Queen's "Vamos A Celebrar".