{"product_id":"colquhoun-m-charanga","title":"Colquhoun, M :: Charanga","description":"\u003cp\u003eMichael Colquhoun presents Charanga for flute alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSalsa is a popular Hispanic-American urban dance music with deep African and Cuban roots. Charanga is a style of Salsa which was popular from the 1920’s through the 1970’s. What made Charanga unique was that along with the usual percussion section (congas, bongos\/cowbell, timbales, maracas\/guiro and clave) there was a string section and a flute lead. When the music was cocinando (or 'cooking'), the percussion, piano, bass and strings would play a powerfully swinging, polyrhythmic patter over which the Charanga flutist was free to improvise complex and intricate riffs. These days, while Salsa is popular as ever, the Charanga as a separate entity is rare. The flute, however, continues to be an important solo instrument. This piece is a cubist portrait of Charanga, and is dedicated to all the great Latin Charanga flutists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharanga was the 1993 National Flute Association commissioned piece for the High School Soloist Competition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ALRY Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46965234794790,"sku":"9790302115458","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/3559\/5814\/products\/D009790302115458_d.jpg?v=1697455498","url":"https:\/\/www.flute4u.com\/products\/colquhoun-m-charanga","provider":"Carolyn Nussbaum Music Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}