Bambuco is a traditional music genre from

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. Its metric structure is similar to the

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or polska (not to be confused with the

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). Typically a bambuco piece is accompanied by a stylized group dance in either a or

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. Bambuco took a cultural foothold in the Andean region of Colombia and has spread in popularity throughout

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. The

Festival Folclórico y Reinado Nacional del Bambuco The "Festival del Bambuco en San Juan y San Pedro", formerly called "Festival Folclórico y Reinado Nacional del Bambuco" or Bambuco Pageant and Folkloric Festival in English, is the largest and most important celebration in Huila Department and o ...

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is a festival celebrating bambuco music. "

Cuatro Preguntas "Cuatro Preguntas" (translation "four questions") is a Colombian song in the bambuco genre written by Pedro Morales Pino and Eduardo López. In its list of the 50 best Colombian songs of all time, '' El Tiempo'', Colombia's most widely circulate ...

" is one of the most famous songs in the genre, having been included by '' El Tiempo'' at No. 8 on its list of the 50 best Colombian songs of all time.

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Retorno de Jose Dolores - Andina completa.mp3
Andean music Colombian styles of music {{music-genre-stub