{"id":19972,"date":"2021-11-14T06:01:28","date_gmt":"2021-11-14T10:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/?p=19972"},"modified":"2021-11-13T09:31:13","modified_gmt":"2021-11-13T13:31:13","slug":"why-do-tunas-play-at-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinomusiccafe.com\/2021\/11\/14\/why-do-tunas-play-at-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do Tunas Play at Christmas?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Why is it that in Puerto Rico I only hear the Tunas Estudiantinas<\/a><\/em> at Christmas time?<\/p>\n I don’t know if the same thing happens in other countries. However, the other day I asked myself this cultural question. In this category, I include the groups of “Cantores” <\/a><\/strong>which are a variant of the “Tunas<\/em>“.<\/p>\n The Tunas Estudiantiles<\/em> were born in Spain around the XV and XVI centuries. Its main purpose was to provide a form of financial income for college students to help them meet their tuition and other needs. Its members were students who had some musical ability. They used mostly stringed instruments and voices. Towards the last century, the Tunas<\/em> began to appear in other parts of Europe and Latin America.<\/p>\nBrief History of Tunas<\/em><\/h3>\n