Typical Colombian music

Typical Colombian music

1. Bambuco

   • The most popular musical air of the Andean region of Colombia, as well as the most representative national rhythm and is a national emblem. Example: El Trapiche (Emilio Murillo), Antioqueñita (Pedro León Franco), Soy Colombiano (Rafael Godoy). The most used instruments are the tiple, the guitar and the bandola.

2. Cumbia

   • most representative folkloric air of the Atlantic Coast of indigenous and African origin, rhythm of great expressive richness, the women dance it with candles in their hands. It has variations according to the region. It is danced in Barranquilla, Mompós, El Banco, Ciénaga, San Jacinto, Soledad, Sincelejo and Sampués. Example: Cumbia Cienaguera (Luis E. Martínez), El Alegre Pescador (José Barros P.), La Piragua (José Barros), Black Christmas (José Barros), etc.

3. Joropo

   • The Colombian-Venezuelan llanero calls joropo the meetings or parties where they sing, dance and play the harp, the cuatro, the maracas or typical instruments of the region. In the joropo couples dance tapping and holding each other. The songs are messages that express the values ​​of the llanera race. Example: At your hours, Oh, yes, yes (Luis Ariel Rey), Carmentea (Miguel A. Martín), etc.

4. Carranga

   • The carranga, carranguera music or peasant music, is a genre of folk music that emerged in the Colombian Andean region, more precisely in the department of Boyacá in the 70s, by the composer Jorge Velosa and the Carrangueros de Ráquira. In the execution of carranguera music, the guitar, tiple, requinto-tiple, guacharaca and voice are used.

5. Vallenato

   • Musical air originating from Valledupar. The vallenato brings together the paseo, the son and the puya. The narrative nature of love songs or descriptions of people is important. His interpretation with accordion (imported instrument), box and guacharaca, (indigenous instruments)

6. Colombian Popular Music

   • Although it comes from rhythms such as Rancheras, Corridos and Huapangos, it is a Colombian musical genre from the Coffee Region, Antioquia and Cundinamarca, it was previously known as guasca or rail music.

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