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Also known as cumbia vallenata

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

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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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El vallenato, música tradicional de la región del Magdalena Grande - UNESCO Patrimonio cultural inmaterial

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11 sections
Contents
  • 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.

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