The Minister of Culture, Patricia Ariza, made the announcement in a cumbia in El Baño
Cumbia, the classic Latin American genre of dance and folk music, has been declared Colombia’s national cultural heritage.
The prestige was proclaimed by the country’s Minister of Culture, Patricia Ariza, at the José Barros Palomino National Cumbia Festival in El Banco, Magdalena earlier this month.
During the festival, according to Al Día, Ariza made the announcement, when he said: “Cumbia is the heritage of all Colombians, it deserves a place in the history of Colombia and attention in culture. Cumbia is the true legacy of El Banco, Colombia, Latin America and I hope that one day it will be a legacy of humanity.
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“I’m committed to greater popularity of what cumbia means,” she continued.
Cumbia is Colombia’s national dance, and the flavor is inspired by a wide diversity of cultural and musical traditions, largely due to the colonization of the country by Spain, adding Native Americans, Indians, Africans, and Spaniards.
As reported by teleSUR, Colombia’s Ministry of Culture said: “Cumbia is the result of an aggregate between indigenous, African and European peoples. Its history has consolidated the identity of the Colombian country and the peoples of the Caribbean.
“Cumbia is a cultural occasion that brings together the musical genre, dance, as well as all the practices and traditions related to its development, such as costumes, the elaboration of homemade tools, rituals and parties,” the ministry also said. the Al Día.
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It is a form of music and dance that prevails on the Caribbean coast of the country. He also dresses in classic costumes and ways of dressing, and classical tools such as maracas, bagpipe flutes and drums are used.
It unites the classic Colombian genres vallenato and champeta as bureaucracy of music and dance that have been granted the status of cultural heritage.
There are many other interpretations of the genre in Latin America, with artists identified around the world, such as Dengue Dengue Dengue Dengue in Peru, offering fashionable electronic versions of the tradition.
Isaac Muk is the virtual intern of Mixmag, he on Twitter