Its sometimes easy to get stuck in a European baroque world without thought for what was happening globally at that time. Some music from the baroque Americas The chacona is a dance of Hispanic American origin, which enjoyed great popularity in Spain around 1600. It is in triple time, and has an emphasis on beat 2. It was said to be so catchy that the laws should ignore whatever mischief was caused by people dancing the chacona, for they surely could not help themselves. Juan Arañés (d. 1649)
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