{"id":1132,"date":"2026-04-12T23:30:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T03:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicofcuracao.com\/?page_id=1132"},"modified":"2026-04-12T23:35:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T03:35:36","slug":"petronilia-coco","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/musicofcuracao.com\/index.php\/petronilia-coco\/","title":{"rendered":"Petronilia Coco"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Petronilia Coco (Petoi<\/b>)<\/h4>

\u00a0\u2013the most celebrated popular “responder” (responded\u00f3<\/i>) of the weis largu <\/b>(long-style) tamb\u00fa <\/i>songs<\/strong>.<\/h4>

Because of this, her vocal response was known as the “Golden Response” <\/b>(Respond’i oro<\/i>). Even into her advanced years, she continued to sing and respond to weis largu <\/i>songs with remarkable consistency. In addition to performing, she was also a composer of these traditional songs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Her Roots and Family <\/b><\/p>

Petronilia Coco was born in 1915 in Elleboogstraat, Colon\u2014an area the people nicknamed “entrada sin salida” <\/b>(the dead-end entry). She lived at Ser\u2019i D\u00f2mi 1 until her final day on January 26, 2001.<\/p>

Petoi came from a family with a deep passion for playing music, singing, and dancing:<\/p>

\u25cf Eugenio Obispo Coco<\/b>, her father, played the guitar and the kuarta<\/b>.<\/p>

\u25cf Julian Coco<\/b>, the famous classical guitarist who lived in the Netherlands for many years, was Petoi\u2019s brother.<\/p>

\u25cf Bubuchi<\/b>, another brother, was known for his great love of dance.<\/p>

Her parents used to organize tamb\u00fa <\/i>sessions right in front of their home in Colon where they lived.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Early Musical Journey <\/b><\/b><\/p>

Petoi was introduced to tamb\u00fa <\/i>at a young age. She saw it for the first time at Quinta Leonor “Onze Vlag.” <\/b>She gained further experience with tamb\u00fa <\/i>at the parandas <\/i>(celebrations) of the late Shi Mari. The very first<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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A Unique Artistic Style <\/b><\/b><\/p>

Petronilia Coco is considered one of the greatest popular responders of all time. She had a unique way of improvising, “crying” (yora<\/i>), and dragging out the vocal response. Her technique was unmatched; she described her method as “creating a quadrille” with her responses. It was often said that Petoi was even better at responding than she was at leading the chant (pregon\u00e1<\/i>).<\/p>

In her early days, she sang “blue” songs she grew up hearing. However, for the majority of her career, she sang her own original inspirations. Most of her songs described her own life experiences. Whenever Petoi began singing at a celebration, she would always start with the<\/p>

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Traditions and Legacy <\/b><\/b><\/p>

A very important aspect of tamb\u00fa <\/i>is the hand-clapping <\/b>(batimentu di man<\/i>). Petoi strictly maintained this custom; she would clap her hands before beginning to sing.<\/p>

Petoi produced several recordings. Her first, “Pa bash\u00ed ku mi ta” <\/b>(Because of how empty I am), was sung together with Kol\u00e1. Some of her other well-known recordings include:<\/p>

\u25cf Palandran konden\u00e1<\/p>

\u25cf Sabi ban kas di bobo<\/p>

\u25cf Mi ta gosa masha<\/p>

\u25cf Prendemi kabo San Juan<\/p>

\u25cf No lubidami<\/p>

Petoi famously said:<\/p>

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