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Misa Criolla (1964) is a landmark work combining Catholic Mass texts with indigenous South American instruments and rhythms like chacarera and carnavalito. It was one of the first Masses in vernacular language post-Vatican II.

Ariel Ramirez's Misa Criolla (1964) is a landmark work combining Latin American folk melodies, indigenous instruments like the charango and bombo, with the structure of the Catholic Mass. It became one of the first Spanish-language masses to gain global recognition.