El Porompompero (Spain)
This is a Flamenco Rumba. The chord progression is simple. I’ll try to have some melodic notation by meeting time tonight.
This is the refrain (C is Do): ||: LA minor SOL FA MI :||
The verses are even more simple: LA minor MI LA minor SOL FA MI
Here is a version with the lyrics.
Here is a Youtube video of the song performed in a basic way by a singer.
For guitarists, here are the tabs Version 1 with a video | Version 2. Don’t worry about the slow part at the beginning unless you’re wanting to solo on that and you are one of the guitarists. Here is another video of a guitarist teaching it.
Especially for guitarists, here is a tutorial video on how to do Flamenco strumming for the Flamenco Rumba. It’s in Spanish but it should be pretty clear to you. Here’s one more with a less strict teacher.
And here’s an example of a Flamenco Rumba being danced and just happening at a normal gathering of family and friends in Spain. Here’s another, not a Rumba but it’s another type of Flamenco genre called Bulerías–these are just kids in the street, Gitanas (the word for Spanish Gypsy girls).
Aj Rate Kono Rupkotha Nei (Bangladeshi)
Click here to see what the lyrics look like in Bengali
Sto mi e milo (Macedonian)
Zelta Sietiņš (Latvian)
See this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THE9xHMcJfc
Pt 1 and 7 chords: ||: D A G A :||
Pt 2 and 6 chords: ||: am G am G :||
(some instruments go between these notes during the above chords) ac, bd, ac, bd
Pt 3 and 5 chords: ||: dm am dm am :||
Mercedítas (Argentine)
Intro: Accordion, Cello, Brass (step down long notes)
1x: Accordion, bass, uke
2x Singer + guitars, bass
3x Flute, Cello on melody, all others soft accompaniment
4x All Strings, Flute
5x Everyone
ending: accordion followed by gminor chord from all.
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Wildwood Flower (American)
Intro: Solo by Blake
2x Plucked strings
3x Cello/Flute, with brass & guitar backup
4x Everyone
Tag on end with Dr. C and Blake followed by V, I end notes.
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Katyusha (Russian) Youtube video
Intro: Accordion & Laz with nod to everyone to enter by Coan
1x Flute, cello, accordion
2x Everyone
3x Vocal, accordion, cello (bass line)
4x Everyone (speed up)
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Hej, Sokoty! (Polish)
(C is fixed as Do)
A
re minor | re minor | mi dim. | mi dim. | re minor | re minor | La 7 | re minor |
B
||: Fa | Fa | Do | Do | re minor | re minor | La 7 | re minor :||
Intro: Accordion and Horn followed by two measure vamp from accordion.
1x Horn solo, accordion and pizzicato style accompaniment by all (oom pah)
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Jane Maryam (Nazanine Maryam) Lyrics | JaneMaryam Lead sheet
(c# minor) Arrangement not yet decided on.
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Captain O’Kane
Arrangement not yet decided on.
Teaching, Performing and Learning Music 