The Venezuelan bambuco is a musical genre is typical of the Andean region of Venezuela. It is also found in the States of Zulia, BolÃÂvar, Lara and in the Capital District (Caracas). The instruments typically used are piano, bass and guitar, and sometimes mandolin and flute. Venezuelan bambuco is typically played in a meter.
Characteristic pieces include: "Mañanitas Navidenas" by Marco Antonio Useche, "Brisas del Torbes" by Luis Felipe Ramón y Rivera, âÂÂTu Partidaâ by Augusto Brandt, âÂÂSerenataâ by Manuel Enrique Perez Diaz and âÂÂHendrinaâ by Napoleón Lucena.