Candomble by Oscar Escalada. Choral. For SATB choir. Latin American Choral Series. Secular, Choral. Grade 5. Choral octavo. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company (KJ.8802). Candomble is written in a rhythm very close to the tango and the habanera. Some Latin American music has been influenced by or developed from African rhythms, as in this piece. Candomble is a dance from the Rio de la Plata; now it is heard in Uruguay, where they usually play it with drums of different sizes. This dance was known in Argentina, where it was also called Candomble.

La Chaparrita by Vivian Tabbush. Choral. For SATB choir. Latin American Choral Series. Secular, Choral. Grade 5. Choral octavo. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company (KJ.8801). The Golpe and the Joropo are typical folk dances of Venezuela and La Chaparrita is representative of the Golpe. Both Venezuelan dances are strongly rhythmical n while the female dancer waves her long, ample skirt, the male dancer keeps the beat in a clog dance.

Verano Porteno by Piazolla. Edited by Oscar Escalada. Choral. For SATB choir. Latin American Choral Series. Secular, Choral. Grade 4.5. Choral octavo. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company (KJ.8774). It has been said that you can see Buenos Aires while listening to Astor Piazzollais music. This is one of his talents that sets him apart from other composers. Piazzolla made a revolution with the tango, which created many problems for him in his country (traditionalists did not accept his music as tango). But everybody finally accepted his changes because his music put the Argentine dance, the tango, at the highest level.