Hive Open Mic Week 231 – Recuerdo a Turiamo | Cover by @Rosana6


Greetings, beautiful people of Hive Open Mic! I’m glad to meet you for week 231 with the theme Afritunes. When I learned about this theme, immediately came to my mind the historical and cultural heritage of the Afro-descendant peoples of my country Venezuela, especially in the state of Aragua, where I live.

We know that the inhabitants of our coasts have lived under the shadow of calamity since the very moment their ancestors were enslaved and brought from various African countries to these lands during the Spanish colonial period. Not so long ago, a coastal town suffered another onslaught by authoritarian rulers.

It happened that in 1957, the dictator of the time, Marcos Pérez Jiménez ordered the eviction of the original inhabitants of the town of Turiamo, located in the Gold Coast, for the installation of a naval military base, forcing the families to migrate to different areas of Maracay, capital of the state, against their will. Inspired by the struggle still maintained by the descendants of the exiles of Turiamo, I bring you an instrumental cover on congas and bass of a song of the central parranda genre that speaks precisely of the pain that the inhabitants of these lands continue to experience when remembering that arbitrary eviction.

It is the song Recuerdo a Turiamo (I Remember Turiamo), by the folklore group Makuaya as part of their album Resurge. I hope you like it.

¡Saludos, gente hermosa de Hive Open Mic! Me alegra encontrarme con ustedes para la semana 231 con la temática Afritunes. Cuando supe de esta temática, inmediatamente vino a mi mente la herencia histórica y cultural de los pueblos afrodescendientes de mi país Venezuela, especialmente en el estado Aragua, donde resido.

Sabemos que los pobladores de nuestras costas han vivido bajo la sombra de la calamidad desde el mismo instante en que sus antepasados fueron esclavizados y traídos desde diversos países de África a estas tierras en la época de la colonia española. No hace tanto tiempo un pueblo de la costa sufrió otra arremetida por parte de gobernantes autoritarios.

Sucedió que, en el 1957, el dictador de la época, Marcos Pérez Jiménez ordenó el desalojo de los habitantes originarios del pueblo de Turiamo, ubicado en la Costa de Oro, para la instalación de una base militar naval, forzando a las familias a emigrar a diferentes zonas de Maracay, capital del estado, en contra de su voluntad. Inspirada en la lucha que aún mantienen los descendientes de los desterrados de Turiamo, les traigo un cover instrumental en congas y bajo de una canción del género parranda central que habla precisamente del dolor que los habitantes d estas tierras continúan experimentando al recordar aquel desalojo arbitrario.

Se trata de la canción Recuerdo a Turiamo, de la agrupación de tambor Aragüeña Makuaya como parte de su álbum Resurge. Espero que les guste.

The video was recorded with my Redmi Note 10 5G and edited with Movavi and Capcut.

Logo on cover is property of the Hive Open Mic Community.

English Translation by Deepl


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