1 Which instrument do musicians use
to play the
pasillo ?
2 What is a
requinto ?
3 What were the first songs about?
4 Can you name any famous songs
?
5 Are the songs today happy or sad
?
Music Pasillos in Ecuador 1 Listen. What can you hear? 2 Read and answer. mandolin
requinto
trumpet
drums
guitar
Juan Fernando Velasco was born in 1972 in Quito. He started a
rock band in 1987 with friends from school. In 1999, he had his
first album,
Para que no me olvides. In 2004, he gave the biggest
ever concert in Quito: 16,000 people came.
1 Julio Jaramillo died.
2 October 1st became Day of
the Ecuadorian Pasillo.
3 Julio Jaramillo was born.
4 Juan Fernando Velasco started a rock band.
5 Juan Fernando Velasco gave a big
concert.
6 Juan Fernando Velasco’s first album
came out.
7 Juan Fernando Velasco was born.
2004 1999 1993 1987 1978 1972 1935 You are like … You are ... You have … in my Julio Jaramillo was the most famous
pasillo
musician. He was born in 1935 in Guayaquil and
made shoes until he became a musician. His most
famous song was
Nuestro Juramento. He died in
1978 and 250,000 people came to his funeral.
In 1993, they named his birthday, October 1st, Day
of the Ecuadorian Pasillo.
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