🎶 Latin American Music Challenge | Week 4
Welcome to our tonebase Guitar Community Challenge! For the next few weeks, we’ll be diving into the vibrant world of Latin American music, exploring rhythms, colors, and styles that have inspired guitarists around the globe.
This is your chance to work on masterpieces and hidden gems by some of the most iconic composers:
Heitor Villa-Lobos (Brazil) – lush, virtuosic preludes and études
Agustín Barrios Mangoré (Paraguay) – romantic, poetic works full of soul
Abel Carlevaro (Uruguay) – brilliant studies and innovative techniques
Leo Brouwer (Cuba) – modern masterpieces mixing folklore and avant-garde
Manuel M. Ponce – sonatas, and romantic masterpieces
Antonio Lauro – famous Venezuelan Waltzes
Atahualpa Yupanqui – folk-rooted pieces
Jorge Morel – virtuosic concert works and arrangements
…and many more treasures from across Latin America!
How it Works
Pick your piece(s) – anything from the Latin American repertoire that excites you.
Introduce yourself – share what you’ll be working on and why.
Post updates – you can share progress videos, practice tips, or reflections.
Support others – comment, encourage, and learn together.
📅 When?
Start: September 29th
End: October 30th
Watch Party: October 30th 🎉
Why Join?
✅ Discover new repertoire
✅ Build consistency in practice
✅ Get feedback from peers
✅ Celebrate Latin American music with the community
💡 Whether you’re tackling a full Villa-Lobos Étude, polishing a Barrios gem, or exploring a short Brouwer piece, this challenge is for everyone — from curious beginners to advanced players.
👉 Jump in by introducing yourself below and telling us what you’ll be working on!
Let’s bring the sounds of Latin America to life together. 💃🎶
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Misionera (Bustamente/arr J Morel)- Brouwer Trilogy from live in Lukowski 1971 ( Guajira Criolla -Cancion de Cuna-Danza Caracteristica.
Have been away first two weeks of October of all places Asturias (which is a misleading title for that piece you know— 2026 project I guess) .Guess I told Dale I might throw in Misonera which I presented unfinished in a challenge some years ago. Have not played in since. Just retired after 41 years as a doctor with night and weekend calls— so more time to practice than before.
Here is status after a week - including now a sore right thumb MCP joint. First shot in the morning with iPhone after 15 min warm up. It does not get worse so it is ideal to record yourself that way to show all your weak spots to work more on. I decided to supplement Misonera that is fast and includes tremolo with the more feel good slow Cancion de Cuna and suddenly I started on the whole Brouwer Trilogy from live at Lukowski 1971. Ambitiuos , but it has been on my list to do one day, so this was the occasion. Danza Caracterstica does not go well, I seem to stumble dyscoordinated over that pavement all the time, but that’s I after 7min 30 s so few will probably note😉But remember the original concept for monthly changes was to present works in progress..- And as I wrote earlier one months is too short for me also in my new retried status— and as Lukasz Kuropaczewski told me: You don’t want to live in house build in one months — or three
I like to have pieces som much in the pocket that I can play them after a half bottle of wine ( at least) because that is the situation where I get my performances
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Really enjoyed your efforts and playing and not least the joy you have playing musicLars
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Here is my recording of Recuerdos by Eduardo Diaz. I need to apply myself to learning to record as the quality here is poor. Still needs polish anyway.
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I've been catching up with everyone's recordings! Beautiful!! I'm getting some great ideas for new pieces to play.
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I've always enjoyed listening to this Ponce piece in performances and recordings but have not learned it until now.