Thrashin' Thursday

       Pasillo is an indigenous genre of music, and it is considered Ecuador's national genre. Because this genre is indigenous, you will see many different varieties of it in different villages because every rendition has its own taste and style. Pasillo is played with a guitar and rondin, an instrument that is related to a flute. The genre itself is very similar to waltz and the pasacalle is the dance music form of the genre. With that type of music, a yarabi is traditionally worn. The western coast of Ecuador is known for Amor Fino. Most of these genres, although mostly indigenous, do have European tangs to them.