Chamarrita

Chamarrita can refer to two different types of music and dance, one from the Azores in Portugal and one from the Rio de la Plata littoral region in northern Argentina, Uruguay, and southern Brazil.

Azorean Chamarrita

The chamarrita from the Azores is a dance to a 3/4 rhythm traditionally played on the fiddle with or without accompaniment.

Littoral Chamarrita

The chamarrita from the Rio de la Plata region has been suggested to descend from the Azorean chamarrita, but there is no conclusive evidence of this.

See also

• Fandango
• Bolero
• Sevillanas
• Waltz
• Milonga
• Tango music
• Tango (dance)

References

Fiddler Magazine Spring 2007, pg. 13-14