Francisca Allard
Encyclopedia
Francisca Allard is the lead singer and a composer for the parang
group known as Los Dinamicos. She also plays the pianoforte, the guitar
and the cuatro
. Allard was born in Trinidad and Tobago
and sings traditional parang as well as soca and chutney parang. She won the COTT award in 2006 for the parang song of the year "Yo me voy de parranda".
Parang
Parang is a popular folk music originating out of Trinidad and Tobago, it was brought to Trinidad by Venezuelan migrants who were primarily of Amerindian and African heritage, something which is strongly reflected in the music itself. The word is derived from two Spanish words:'Parranda', meaning...
group known as Los Dinamicos. She also plays the pianoforte, the guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
and the cuatro
Cuatro (instrument)
The cuatro is any of several Latin American instruments of the guitar or lute family. The cuatro is smaller than a guitar. Cuatro means four in Spanish, although current instruments may have more than four strings....
. Allard was born in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
and sings traditional parang as well as soca and chutney parang. She won the COTT award in 2006 for the parang song of the year "Yo me voy de parranda".
Notable songs
- Asi es la vida
- Borracho
- El sombrero grande
- Give me a parang
- Me voy a Belen
- Muevete
- Oye mi tierra
- Recordando a Daisy
- Solamente
- Soy mujer
- Trinbago
- Yo me voy de parranda