Cuatro Puertorriqueno

Cuatro puertorriqueño refers not to a stand-alone music genre but to a music style centered around the Puerto Rican cuatro, a ten-stringed instrument revered in the island's folk traditions. This style is embedded within various Puerto Rican genres such as jíbaro music, música navideña, and trovador music. The cuatro's distinctive, high-pitched, and resonant sound is masterfully employed in melodic and rhythmic roles, often driving the music and infusing it with a joyful or poignant quality. Artists adept in the cuatro puertorriqueño tradition, like Edwin Colon Zayas and Maso Rivera, seamlessly blend virtuoso technique with heartfelt expression, reflecting Puerto Rico's rich cultural tapestry through intricate improvisations and complex chordal harmonies that celebrate the island's history, struggles, and festivities.

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Agua de Mar
Single - Released June 14, 2024

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Alvin Medina
Christian Nieves
Edwin Colon Zayas
José Eduardo Santana
Los Cantores de Puerto Rico
Luis Daniel Colón
Luis Miranda
Luis Sanz
Manny Trinidad
Maso Rivera
Pedro Guzmán
Prodigio Claudio
Quique Domenech
Ramito
Ramito y Maso
Tony Croatto
Yomo Toro
Yomo Toro
Christian Nieves
Tony Croatto
Ramito
Los Cantores de Puerto Rico
Pedro Guzmán
Edwin Colon Zayas
Luis Miranda
Ramito y Maso
Quique Domenech
Luis Daniel Colón
Maso Rivera
José Eduardo Santana
Manny Trinidad
Prodigio Claudio
Luis Sanz
Alvin Medina