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Chicken scratch - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Andalusian, Bantam, Brahma, Cochin, Cornish, Hamburg, Leghorn, Milquetoast, Orpington, Percy, Sumatra, Sussex, Anemic, Baby |
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Chicken scratch (waila music) is a kind of dance music developed by the Tohono O'odham people. The genre evolved out of acoustic fiddle bands in the Southwest United States. These bands began playing European and Mexican tunes, including the polka, schottisch and mazurka. Chicken scratch, however, is at its root, an interpetation of norteño music, which is itself Mexican-style polka. Many waila bands still play polka songs with a distinctive flourish.
Chicken scratch is usually played with a band including saxophone, bass, guitar, drums and accordion. Its home is the Tohono O'odham Reservation, Pima Salt River Reservation and Gila River Reservation.
The term waila comes from the Spanish language bailar, meaning to dance.
The most famous performers are likely the Joaquin Brothers and Los Papagos Molinas with Virgil Monlina. The Annual Waila Festival in Tucson, Arizona is well-known as is the Rock-A-Bye Music Fest in Casa Grande, Arizona.
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Example Usage of Chicken |
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rennon09: もはや矯正不能レベルｗ RT @0120: @Chicken_banban: なんと続きがあった。その後彼女がイレギュラーな方法で顧客対応をしたので彼女の先輩女史が訪ねたら「あ、その方が早いかと思ってー」って他人の注意に反発した直後にやらかしたので、先輩女史がちょっとキレてた。 |
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