Colombia’s annual festival dedicated to the folkloric vallenato genre will celebrate the beginning of its 50th edition on Wednesday. The Vallenato Legend festival is held, as always, in the city of…
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Colombia over the weekend mourned the loss of Martin Elias, a rising music star who died in an apparent speeding accident, leaving his family and fan base devastated. Elias was the son of…
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Colombia’s traditional Vallenato music is Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, according to UNESCO. UNESCO declares Colombia’s vallenato genre endangered cultural heritage was last modified: May 8th, 2016 by…
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The government partitioned the Colombian music style vallenato to UNESCO’s cultural heritage list, the president announced wednesday. Colombia wants UN to declare vallenato music cultural heritage was last modified: February 26th, 2015…
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Three days of mourning and folkloric festivities commemorated the death of Diomedes Diaz — a legend of Colombia’s national treasure vallenato and yet an infinitely controversial figure — who died…
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Colombia is seeking UNESCO’s recognition of the folkloric music genre of vallenato as cultural heritage, President Juan Manuel Santos said Thursday. Colombia seeking UNESCO recognition of vallenato as cultural heritage…
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Silvestre Dangond, one of Colombia’s famous singers, announced that he and his family had to leave their country after being threatened on several occasions. Celebrity singer leaves Colombia over threats…
Colombian vallenato singer, accordionist, and composer Enrique Diaz died in the early hours of Thursday morning at the age of 69, according to local media. Colombia vallenato legend Enrique Diaz…
Diomedes Diaz, one of the most polemic composers and singers of the Colombian vallenato genre, died on Sunday after suffering a heart attack. Vallenato legend Diomedes Diaz dies at 56…
Colombia’s famous Vallenato Legend Festival on Wednesday crowned talented accordion player Wilber Mendoza the Vallenato King.