The Joropo's a musical style resembling the waltz, and an accompanying dance, having African and European influences. It's a fundamental genre belonging to Venezuelan and Colombian folklore, specifically to its typical music or música criolla (creole music). It's also the most popular "folk rhythm": the well-known song "Alma Llanera"'s a joropo, considered the unofficial national anthem of Venezuela. Formerly, the Spanish word joropo meant "a party", but now it's come to mean a type of mu… (More on Joropo)