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Write a review Rate this item: 1 2 3 4 5. Preview this item Preview this item. Chamorro top four. Series: Millenium series. Subjects Popular music -- Guam -- Songs, Chamorro. Popular music. View all subjects More like this Similar Items. Allow this favorite library to be seen by others Keep this favorite library private. Save Cancel. Find a copy in the library Finding libraries that hold this item Frank M Pangelinan. Reviews User-contributed reviews Add a review and share your thoughts with other readers.

Be the first. Add a review and share your thoughts with other readers. Tags Add tags for "Chamorro top four. All rights reserved. Please sign in to WorldCat Don't have an account? Remember me on this computer. Cancel Forgot your password? Kantan Chamorrita also played a role in wedding celebrations. Another popular form of CHamoru music was the serenada seranade. Men would sing these songs to their love interests as a form of courtship.

Seranadas were also commonplace at family gatherings as they were the perfect settings for relatives to get together and sing. The CHamoru language, whether through song or simply spoken, served the people as a language of resistance since it could not be understood by the Japanese.

In the mid and lates CHamoru lives were radically altered by resettlement in new villages as the island transformed into a massive military fortress as WWII raged on in Asia. While the CHamoru language was still used in most CHamoru homes in the s and s, it became less likely to be heard in public places and many new settlers to Guam had no knowledge of the language.

Musicians during these years also had new opportunities for employment since military clubs needed bands, but opportunities in this case were for playing popular American music sung in English. Still there were many CHamoru songs written during these years and like the folk songs of earlier eras, these songs reflected the interests and concerns of CHamorus of the time. It was not, however, until the s that CHamoru music began to once again gain a wide following on the island.

Among the groups that began to gain popularity in the early s were the Charfauros Brothers, the Delgado Brothers, amongst many others.

Sablan also played an important role in promoting local talent with the production of the Kasamiento album in They would go on to open their own recording studio in and produce some of the most popular artists of the time including J. Tropicsette was important because it was the beginning of renewed connections between CHamorus of the Marianas who had been isolated by the travel restrictions of the Trust Territory days.

During the s lowered production cost for cassette-tape recordings resulted in a dramatic increase in the production of CHamoru music. Stars of the s included J. DeLeon Guerrero. Since that time many new artists have emerged. Today, CHamoru musicians continue to perform and maintain a strong fan base. Some popular artists include K. There is, however, concern that the CHamoru music industry is threatened by the proliferation of digital formats which make piracy easier than ever.

Nevertheless artists continue to produce new albums not so much to make money as to promote the indigenous culture of the island. During the s a new type of CHamoru music emerged, this time to accompany the revival of traditional CHamoru dancing. Although the production did not make it to New Caledonia, it made a big impression on those on Guam who experienced it and helped awaken awareness of the ancient CHamoru identity. It was eventually showcased in Tahiti in Today there are several successful dance groups that perform to this new type of traditional music and compete in inter-island dance competitions.

Coltilde Castro Gould , an excellent storyteller, also composed many CHamoru songs during this time. By Michael R. Clement, Jr.

Flores, Judy. Furukawa, Jan. McClain, Ernest G. San Nicolas-Perez, Colleen. Santos, Carmen Iglesias. Edited by Rebecca Stephenson and Hiro Kuroshina. Educational Series No. Mangilao: Richard F. Flora Baza collection.