Vallenato

Traditional vallenato music of the Greater Magdalena region
Traditional vallenato music of the Greater Magdalena region
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
	Caja, guacharaca, and accordion, the basic instruments in vallenato
Country	Colombia
Reference	01095
Region	Latin America and the Caribbean
Inscription history
Inscription	2015 (10th session)
List	Need of Urgent Safeguarding

Vallenato
Vallenato
Stylistic origins	Spanish music; Amerindian cultural traditions;
Cultural origins	Early 1900s, Colombia's Caribbean region
Typical instruments	Accordion; caja; guacharaca; bass; guitar;
Subgenres
	Traditional vallenato; romantic vallenato; commercial vallenato; new wave of vallenato;
Fusion genres
	Charanga-vallenata; vallerengue; vallenato-pop; vallenato-rock; vallenatón;
Other topics
	Vallenato Legend Festival; Cradle of Accordions Festival;

Vallenato (Spanish pronunciation: [baʝeˈnato]), is a popular folk music genre from Colombia. It primarily comes from its Caribbean region. Vallenato literally means "born in the valley". The valley influencing this name is located between the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and the Serranía de Perijá in north-east Colombia. The name also applies to the people from the city where this genre originated: Valledupar (from the place named Valle de Upar – "Valley of Upar"). In 2006, vallenato and cumbia were added as a category in the Latin Grammy Awards. Colombia’s traditional vallenato music is Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, according to UNESCO.

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