Jíbaro (Puerto Rico)
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Jíbaro is a word used in Puerto Rico to refer to the countryside people who farm the land in a traditional way. The jíbaro is a self-subsistence farmer, and an iconic reflection of the Puerto Rican pe
Monumento al Jíbaro Puertorriqueño dedicated to the jíbaro, in Salinas, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican jíbaro in a sugar-cane field during harvest, ca. 1941
Postcard of jíbaros on horseback, traveling through a country road in Barranquitas (c. 1915)
The Puerto Rican cuatro, a staple of jibaro music
Music of Puerto Rico
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The music of Puerto Rico has evolved as a heterogeneous and dynamic product of diverse cultural resources. The most conspicuous musical sources of Puerto Rico have primarily included African, Taino In
The Museum of Puerto Rican Music in Ponce
A Tiple Requinto (1880) from Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican Güiro
Old man playing the accordion in Old San Juan