joropo
n.— «If you ask accomplished pianist and composer Claudia Calderon to best describe “joropo”—a style of music indigenous to both Venezuela and her native Colombia—she would say it’s an off-shoot of American jazz.» —“‘Joropo’: jazz, with a South American flavor” by Jim Hague Weekhawken Reporter (N.J.) Jan. 22, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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