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Dinner in Caracas
Dinner in Caracas is the name of a 33-RPM LP album by Venezuelan composer/arranger/conductor Aldemaro Romero, released in 1955, under contract with RCA Victor.
This album was to be the first of a very successful series of records, whose names began with "Dinner in ..." featuring popular Latin American pieces. The Dinner in Caracas album was innovative work, a stylish modernization of Venezuelan folk music, upgrading it from folk instrumentations to full modern orchestral versions, and making it palatable to international audiences.
The album Dinner in Caracas included Venezuelan-only pieces such as: Alma Llanera, Dama Antanona, La Reina, Adios a Ocumare, Conticinio, Endrina, Fulgida Luna, Besos en mis suenos, Serenata, Luna de Maracaibo, and Sombra en los Medanos.
Album information
At the back cover of the album Bill Zeitung writes a review about Venezuela, its capital, music and culture:
Miscellanea
In the 1960s the album was reedited in Venezuela with the name of Noche en Caracas (Night in Caracas).
In 2005, the 50th anniversary of the album was celebrated with a concert at the Aula Magna of the Central University of Venezuela, with the Municipal Symphony Orchestra of Caracas, the vocal group Los Cunaos and Aldemaro Romero.
See also
Venezuela
Aldemaro Romero
Venezuelan music
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