vallenato
Sign in to saveVallenato () is a popular folk music genre from Colombia. It primarily comes from its Caribbean region. Vallenato literally means "born in the valley". The valley influencing this name is located between the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and the Serranía de Perijá in north-east Colombia. The name also applies to the people from the city where this genre originated: Valledupar (from the place named Valle de Upar – "Valley of Upar"). In 2006, vallenato and cumbia were added as a category in the Latin Grammy Awards. Colombia's traditional vallenato music is Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of
Key facts
- Music genre.name
- Vallenato
- Music genre.image
- Instrumentos musicales del vallenato.svg
- Music genre.caption
- Caja, guacharaca, and accordion, the basic instruments in vallenato
- Music genre.stylistic_origins
- African Music
- Music genre.cultural_origins
- Early 1900s, Colombia's Caribbean region
- Music genre.other_topics
- Vallenato Legend Festival Cradle of Accordions Festival
- Intangible heritage.ICH
- Traditional vallenato music of the Greater Magdalena region
- Intangible heritage.State Party
- Colombia
- Intangible heritage.ID
- 01095
- Intangible heritage.Region
- LAC
- Intangible heritage.Year
- 2015
- Intangible heritage.Session
- 10th
- Intangible heritage.List
- Need of Urgent Safeguarding
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- Origins
- Instruments
- The four rhythms
- Piqueria
- Vallenato festivals
- Vallenato composers, singers and juglares
- Vallenato musical orchestras and groups
- La Nueva Ola (The New Wave)
- See also
- References
- External links
Vallenato () is a popular folk music genre from Colombia. It primarily comes from its Caribbean region. Vallenato literally means "born in the valley". The valley influencing this name is located between the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and the Serranía de Perijá in north-east Colombia. The name also applies to the people from the city where this genre originated: Valledupar (from the place named Valle de Upar – "Valley of Upar"). In 2006, vallenato and cumbia were added as a category in the Latin Grammy Awards. Colombia's traditional vallenato music is Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, according to UNESCO.
==Origins==