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Quick guide to bullerengue
Sourced or Silent · CC BY-SA 4.0Bullerengue is a traditional musical genre and dance from the Caribbean region of Colombia.
01 · What it is
MusicVocal, percussive, or instrumental sound tradition carried by community performers.
02 · Where & name
ColombiaWritten in its own script on record as Bullerengue.
03 · How it is doing
□□□□ (Not yet assessed)Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.
04 · Proof & reuse
1 cited sourceEvery claim links to a public record below. Free to quote, teach, and share under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Common Questions Answered on Record
What is bullerengue in plain words?
Bullerengue is a traditional musical genre and dance from the Caribbean region of Colombia. In local script on record, it is written Bullerengue.
Where is bullerengue practised or documented?
Sources on this page place bullerengue in Colombia.
What is the current condition of bullerengue today?
□□□□ (Not yet assessed): Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.
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The tradition & historical record
1 min read · 1 sourceBullerengue is a traditional musical genre and dance from the Caribbean region of Colombia. It is sung and preserved primarily by elderly women, accompanied by local artisan drums, and developed in the Palenques or Maroon communities.
Some renowned bullerengue singers are Graciela Salgado, Petrona Martínez, Irene Martínez, Emilia Herrera, Estefanía Caycedo, Etelvina Maldonado, and Ceferina Banquez. In recent decades, Petrona Martínez and Totó la Momposina have increased bullerengue's international popularity and success, the former having been granted the Latin Grammy Award for Best Folk Album.
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Bullerengue”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.
bullerengue is music genre and type of dance, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 1
The source record links this tradition to 4 external registers, which can be verified through the citation. 1
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