200 años Argentina 1810-2010

Dear Friends,  I send the following link to listen to this unique
interpretation of "Pericón Nacional", inevitable in this special
anniversary of our country.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo5ZktcGggM
 

Happy 200 years!

Horacio Asborno, from Viedma, Patagonia, Argentina

 [ On 25 May 1810, South American revolutionaries deposed the Spanish
 [ viceroy and formed a junta.  The royalists were defeated in the
 [ war that followed, and independence was declared on 9 July 1816.
 [ Argentina is one of several South American countries marking
 [ a bicentenary in 2009-2010.  More at
 [ http://www.newsahead.com/preview/2010/05/25/argentina-25-may-2010-argentina-celebrates-bicentenary-of-revolution-/index.php 
 [
 [ The traditional dance, El Pericón Nacional, is described at
 [ http://www.aquifolklore.com.ar/English/epericonnacional.htm
 [
 [ -- Robbie