Gran Coquivacoa

Gran Coquivacoa

Gran Coquivacoa is a Venezuelan gaita zuliana group founded in 1968, by Jesús Bocachico Petit, Nelson Suárez, Rody Tigrera, Pedro Arteaga and Manolo Salazar, at the city of Cabimas, Zulia State).

In 1969, singer Nelson Martínez entered to the group, becoming the lead singer in the 1960s and 1970s, with his tamboreras, and gaitones, like El Gran Gaitón (1969), Tamborera 7 (1975), Tamborera 9 (1977), Los Vasallos, La Traidora (1976), Gaita a Tambora, and many others.

In 1975, Neguito Borjas entered to Gran Coquivacoa, in the 1978 season composed Sin Rencor, one of the most popular gaitas ever written. Neguito in 1979 travels to the United States for studies, returning to Venezuela in the 1980s, becoming since that, the lead singer of the group.

Gran Coquivacoa have many successful songs, including: "Tamborera 3", "El gran gaitón", La borrachera, El cholagogue, Rey gaitón, Sin rencor, Tamborera 7 (Macario), Soy zuliano, Libertad, Pea santoral, El son caliente, La negra cocoa coa, Punta icotea, Las cabras, La traidora, La gaita que a mi me gusta, Por qué te vais, La gaita de Molero, Tamborera 9, San Benito, La alianza, La gaita onomatopéyica, El Enlosao, La jerga, Gaitón 5, Alegrando corazones, El oso gracioso, Tamborera 10, Dr. Caldera, Gaita es gaita, Las plañideras, El bravo, Algo sobrenatural, El zaguán, La retreta, Aló presidente, La catira de la Guaira, En el nombre de Bolívar, Primitiva y ancestral, Corona de tunas, Paraíso, Lo Zuliano, Calles viejas, El béisbol, Se soltaron los locos, Déjame tranquilo (with Rafael Orozco), Hay que celebrar, Carmencita la Coja and many others.

See also

• Gaita Zuliana
• Venezuelan music

External links

• Gran Coquivacoa website Template:Es icon
• Interwiew to Neguito Borjas Template:Es icon