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''[[Spanish language|Spanish]]: '''Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata''''' |
''[[Spanish language|Spanish]]: '''Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata''''' |
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The ''Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata '' is one of the most important music festivals in [[Colombia]]. It’s celebrated every year in April in the city of [[Valledupar]], state of [[Cesar Department|Cesar]]. Its origin dates back to [[1968]] when the celebrated [[vallenato]] composer [[Rafael Escalona]], the then governor of the state of Cesar and future president of the republic, [[Alfonso López Michelsen]], and the writer and journalist Consuelo Araújonoguera came up with the idea of organizing a festival that celebrated ''vallenato'', a musical genre that’s autochthonous to Colombia’s northern atlantic coast. Since [[1986]], the organization of this festival rests in the hands of the ''Fundación Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata'' (Vallenato Legend Festival Foundation) a non-profit private entity in charge of the promotion, publicity and defense of ''vallenato'' music as one of the immaterial cultural legacies of Colombia. |
The ''Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata '' is one of the most important music festivals in [[Colombia]]. It’s celebrated every year in April in the city of [[Valledupar]], state of [[Cesar Department|Cesar]]. Its origin dates back to [[1968]] when the celebrated [[vallenato]] composer [[Rafael Escalona]], the then governor of the state of Cesar and future president of the republic, [[Alfonso López Michelsen]], and the writer and journalist Consuelo Araújonoguera (assassinated by the [[FARC]] in [[2002]]) came up with the idea of organizing a festival that celebrated ''vallenato'', a musical genre that’s autochthonous to Colombia’s northern atlantic coast. Since [[1986]], the organization of this festival rests in the hands of the ''Fundación Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata'' (Vallenato Legend Festival Foundation) a non-profit private entity in charge of the promotion, publicity and defense of ''vallenato'' music as one of the immaterial cultural legacies of Colombia. |
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Revision as of 20:50, 4 December 2005
Spanish: Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata
The Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata is one of the most important music festivals in Colombia. It’s celebrated every year in April in the city of Valledupar, state of Cesar. Its origin dates back to 1968 when the celebrated vallenato composer Rafael Escalona, the then governor of the state of Cesar and future president of the republic, Alfonso López Michelsen, and the writer and journalist Consuelo Araújonoguera (assassinated by the FARC in 2002) came up with the idea of organizing a festival that celebrated vallenato, a musical genre that’s autochthonous to Colombia’s northern atlantic coast. Since 1986, the organization of this festival rests in the hands of the Fundación Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata (Vallenato Legend Festival Foundation) a non-profit private entity in charge of the promotion, publicity and defense of vallenato music as one of the immaterial cultural legacies of Colombia.
Without a doubt, the most important event during the celebration of this festival is the vallenato musical contest. The winners are chosen by a jury of experienced vallenato musicians that evaluate the contestants’ prowess in the four main rhythms which are paseo, son, puya and merengue. There are several categories in which the contestants may participate including: "professional accordion player", "amateur accordion player", "young accordion player", "best new vallenato song", and piquerías (verse singers).
Besides the annual winners, there’s also a special award given to renowned vallenato composers and performers, a statuette known as La Pilonera Mayor, which is given in recognition of the recipient’s dedication to vallenato music. La Pilonera Mayor is the highest honor given to a vallenato musician in Colombia and only six composers have received it until now: Emiliano Zuleta Baquero, Rafael Escalona, Leandro Díaz, Calixto Ochoa, Adolfo Pacheco and Tobías Enrique Pumarejo.