The music of Paraguay includes a variety of traditional, popular, and classical musical styles. The most famous forms of traditional music include Paraguayan polka and Guarania. The Paraguayan polka developed from the polka of Czech origin, while...
The culture of Paraguay reflects the Spanish and indigenous influences of the country. Paraguay's cultural heritage can be traced to the extensive intermarriage between the original male Spanish settlers and indigenous Guaraní women. Modern...
The "Paraguayan National Anthem" (Spanish: Himno Nacional Paraguayo, lit. 'Paraguayan national hymn') was officially adopted on 20 May 1846. The lyrics were written by Francisco Acuña de Figueroa under the presidency of Carlos Antonio López, who at...
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country located in the central region of South America. It borders Bolivia to the northwest and north, Brazil to the northeast and east, and Argentina to the southeast, south, and west....
The music of the Americas, or Pan-American music, is very diverse since, in addition to the many types of indigenous music of the Americas, the music of Europe and the music of Africa have been found there for some five centuries, creating many...
Guarania is a genre of music created in Paraguay by musician José Asunción Flores in 1925, with the purpose of expressing the character of the Paraguayan people. This is accomplished by the slow and melancholic rhythms and melodies used in the...
Paraguayan polka, also known as danza paraguaya (Paraguayan dance), is a style of music created in Paraguay in the 19th century. The Paraguayan polka is very different from the traditional polka, mainly because the Paraguayan version combines...
The Paraguayan bottle dance (Spanish: Danza de la Botella) is a traditional folk dance from Paraguay in which performers dance with glass bottles balanced on their heads.
Cachaca or kchaka, or kachaka (Spanish pronunciation: [kaˈt͡ʃa.ka]) is a musical genre that originated in Paraguay in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It is descended from Colombian cumbia, Mexican cumbia, grupera music, and Tecnocumbia.
The Paraguayan harp is the national instrument of Paraguay, the result of the confluence of European and Guarani musical cultures. Derived from the classical angular harp, introduced during the Spanish colonization in the Jesuit Guarani Missions. It...
