194:(Antonio Medina's Tropical Orchestra). Rafael Manzanares was initially appointed as secretary of the board of the Central District. He subsequently became director general of Culture and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Honduras. In this position, Manzanares Aguilar studied music and committed himself to investigate the origins of Honduran music and dance. His investigations took him to numerous regions of Honduras, visiting Honduran communities to study and record traditional music, dance, and customs in the towns and villages of Honduras. This work earned him recognition from the government and provided inspiration for founding the institutions that are today paramount in Honduran folklore.
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Manzanares was born on July 17, 1918, in La Esperanza, Intibucá, the son of Mr. Santiago Manzanares and Mrs. Maria de los Angeles Aguilar. He spent his early life in La Esperanza and graduated from the Escuela Normal de Occidente in La Esperanza with a degree in primary education. He then
165:(July 17, 1918 – August 28, 1999) was educated in law, and a professor and Honduran folklorist, an author and a musical composer. Rafael Manzanares was one of the pioneers in highlighting folklore, culture and national history of Honduras as the creator of the National Folklore Office and the
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Manzanares in his ethnographic field work documented many different traditional dances from villages and towns of Honduras. Included among these are the following dances archived by the National Office of Folklore of Honduras
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Manzanares is particularly noted for investigating folk dances in the communities in which they originated and recording the dress, music and choreography. A typical folk dance with a jocular character is
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961:[Biography of Honduran Composers: Rafael Manzanares Aguilar] (in Spanish). Club Ensayos. June 7, 2015
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The following are some of the many awards and recognitions bestowed on Rafael Manzanares Aguilar.
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278:"Conozca a Honduras" (Instructional songbook authored and composed by Rafael Manzanares)
1260:[Homage to Rafael Manzanares Aguilar]. Municipalidad de La Esperanza, Intibucá
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910:"Tributo al folklorista Rafael Manzanares"
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287:"Desarrollo de la música en Honduras"
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297:"El folklore en Honduras: Concepto"
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281:"Por las sendas del folklore"
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461:El Guapango Chorotega
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555:IJAP Egresados (2014)
259:Carlos Roberto Flores
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689:Competencia Nacional
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445:Santa María, La Paz
787:Culture of Honduras
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600:El Sueñito
581:Indigenous
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387:El Callado
368:Indigenous
354:Yoro, Yoro
331:El Barreño
251:Tegucigalpa
240:El Zopilote
131:Tegucigalpa
123:Employer(s)
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90:Tegucigalpa
1279:Categories
1264:2016-05-02
1151:2016-05-01
1145:La Tribuna
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883:El Heraldo
861:References
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517:Mazurka
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