Pedro J Torres
Musician in Brooklyn, New York
Pedro J. Torres is a lover of the arts and a huge fan of the music native to his home country of Venezuela. This page serves as a hub to explore some of the different types of music native to Venezuela.
Pedro J Torres is a fan of traditional Jorpo music. The Joropo style of music was created by artists like Juan Vicente Torrealba, Ignacio Figueredo and Angel Custodio Loyola. These performers’ talent allowed them to be able to make this music popular in Venezuela. More recently, a more poppy style called Llanera has become popular, although some fans think of it as watered down version of Jorpo. Singers like Simon Diaz and Reynaldo Armas have generated huge followings throughout the years in the Llanera style.
One type of very popular music in Venezuela that Pedro J. Torres enjoys is called the Gaita Zuliana. This type of music originally came out of the region of Zulia State, and most eople enjoy this type of music most during the Christmas season. The Gaita is the national representation of Venezuelan Christmas.