🎶 Latin American Music Challenge | Week 5
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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Leo Brouwer - Preludios epigramáticos - #3 Alrededor de tu piel, ato y desato la mía
A second take at this. I have it memorized now and understand the phrasing a little better. With so much space, it's hard not to rush, but I think I'm getting a better feel for it.
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Hi, my name is Reinhard. This is my first video that I share. For this challenge, I chose the first movement of the sonata by Maximo Diego Pujol. Unfortunately the month isn´t quite long enough for me to lear this piece from scratch and make a recording I´m really happy with. Anyways, hope this gives you at least a bit of a feel for the piece - and that you'll check out the original recording by Pujol.
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Here is Agustin Carlevaro's arrangement of Astor Piazzolla's milonga, "Soledad". As many of you know, Agustin Carlevaro was Maestro Abel Carlevaro's older brother. Agustin was an architect by profession, but he was also an accomplished guitarist and arranger of Piazzolla's music as well as other tango composers. I was fortunate to call Agustin a friend and have fond memories visiting him in his music studio in his home in Montevideo, playing music and talking about the Tango. Even more special was to hear Agustin and Abel play duets of Uruguayan folk music from their childhood, something that I will never forget.