My Rog worked in Venezuela for several years. I know I've posted a few links before, but I don't think we had a special thread for them. We have several tapes he brought home with him. The best place to hear good representations of the folk music of VZ, Columbia and elsewhere is http://www.llanera.com/musica/. If you listen carefully, you will hear the full-size harps the cowboys/llaneros play and sign along to.

From what people living there have to say about Chavez on various blogs, including The Devil's Excrement, I wouldn't be too impressed with his attempt to represent the music.

Ciao as they say in VZ, believe it or not!*smile*