Dinner in Caracas

Dinner in Caracas
Studio album by Aldemaro Romero
Released	1955 LP 1971 CC 1993 CD
Recorded	1955
Genre	Folk-Classical
Length	36:52
Label	RCA
Producer	Aldemaro Romero
Aldemaro Romero chronology
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Dinner in Caracas is the name of a 33-RPM LP album by Venezuelan composer/arranger/conductor Aldemaro Romero, released in 1955, under contract with RCA Victor.

This album was to be the first of a very successful series of records, whose names began with "Dinner in ..." featuring popular Latin American pieces. The Dinner in Caracas album was innovative work, a stylish modernization of Venezuelan folk music, upgrading it from folk instrumentations to full modern orchestral versions, and making it palatable to international audiences.

The album Dinner in Caracas included Venezuelan-only pieces such as: Alma Llanera, Dama Antañona, La Reina, Adiós a Ocumare, Conticinio, Endrina, Fúlgida Luna, Besos en mis sueños, Serenata, Luna de Maracaibo, and Sombra en los Médanos.

Track listing

Aldemaro Romero directing the Municipal Symphony Orchestra of Caracas, at the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Dinner in Caracas

Track	Song Title	Composer	Genre	Time
1.	Alma Llanera	Pedro Elías Gutiérrez	Joropo	2:31
2.	Luna de Maracaibo	Lionel Velasco	Venezuelan waltz	3:53
3.	Endrina	Napoleón Lucena	Venezuelan bambuco	4:56
4.	Conticinio	Laudelino Mejías	Venezuelan waltz	3:11
5.	La Reina	Amable Torres	Danza Zuliana	3:39
6.	Adios A Ocumare	Angel M Landaeta	Venezuelan waltz	3:46
7.	Sombra En Los Médanos	Rafael Sánchez López	Venezuelan waltz	2:37
8.	Serenata	M. E. Pérez Díaz	Love song	2:54
9.	Dama Antañona	Leoncio Martínez / Francisco de Paula Aguirre	Venezuelan waltz	3:41
10.	Fúlgida Luna	Compilation: Vicente Emilio Sojo	Love song	2:45
11.	Besos En Mis Sueños	Augusto Brandt	Venezuelan waltz	3:08
12.	Barlovento	Eduardo Serrano	Venezuelan merengue	2:31

See also

• Venezuela
• Aldemaro Romero
• Venezuelan music

Sources

• Aldemaro Romero - Venezuela en Ritmo