Guillermo Jiménez Leal
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Guillermo Jiménez Leal, born 18 May 1947 in Libertad
, Barinas
state, Venezuela
is a Venezuelan singer, musician and poet who is renowned for his distinctive style of Llanos
music.
He spent part of his musical career in France
, which influenced and forged his style, tempering the usual sharp tone and rapid tempo of Llanos
music, through immersing himself in the rich Paris
music scene among other European and Latin American musicians, and adapting traditional Venezuelan musical elements for a broader world audience.
Libertad
Libertad, the Spanish word for "freedom", may refer to any of the following:-Geography:Argentina*Libertad, Buenos Aires Province*Libertad, ChacoBelize*Libertad, BelizeEquador*Libertad, EquadorMexico*Libertad, Chihuahua*Libertad, Chiapas...
, Barinas
Barinas (state)
Barinas State is one of the 23 states into which Venezuela is divided. The state capital is Barinas. Current President Hugo Chávez was born in this state...
state, Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
is a Venezuelan singer, musician and poet who is renowned for his distinctive style of Llanos
Llanos
The Llanos is a vast tropical grassland plain situated to the east of the Andes in Colombia and Venezuela, in northwestern South America. It is an ecoregion of the Flooded grasslands and savannas Biome....
music.
He spent part of his musical career in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, which influenced and forged his style, tempering the usual sharp tone and rapid tempo of Llanos
Llanos
The Llanos is a vast tropical grassland plain situated to the east of the Andes in Colombia and Venezuela, in northwestern South America. It is an ecoregion of the Flooded grasslands and savannas Biome....
music, through immersing himself in the rich Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
music scene among other European and Latin American musicians, and adapting traditional Venezuelan musical elements for a broader world audience.