folclor folklore

dance

Today, within the diverse range of dances performed on the island, European dances like the quadrille, the mazurka, the polka shotis and prominently, as are those traditionally practiced. West Indies get the mind, a rhythmic dance in which women hold their skirts and tapped her feet while evoking the gentle swell with shoulder and hip movements. The calypso, from the island of Trinidad is the living evidence of the label African Caribbean dances, it reflects the joy, spontaneity and enthusiasm of Afro-Caribbean culture. In general, the traditional dances of the archipelago are: Mazurka Schottische Pulley Two-Step and half-an-a-half Waltz Slow Waltz Calypso Mind Quadrille Hall

Many of the dances and traditions of this region are also associated with religious beliefs, mystical or mythological
pasillo

calipso

music and rhythms

Traditional musicians present on these islands implemented its harmony from acoustic instruments like guitar and bass tub, while new players, younger, they use electric guitars and basses. They are accompanied on percussion, plus the roller, with maracas. The sailors have been a key to feed the repertoire of these musical forms, because they introduce new topics for songs and musical trends from the southern United States, for example. Today, not only circulate and sound reggae, soka, the suck, the foxtrot and the Parliament, the influence of vallenato, champeta therapy and who have moved from the mainland, they also feed these musics.

rregae

soka

musical instruments used in these songs are:

The mandolin

Used to carry a tune usually is a stringed instrument, ie an instrument in which sound is produced by a string tension that has made up sounding concave ribs with a soundboard and inlays. The peg is metal and has four main and four metal strings that accompany or duplicate those mentioned. Usually played with a plectrum or nail. Its function is replaced, sometimes melodic for the guitar, violin and accordion. Its pitch is the same as the violin, that is, from high to low: E, A, D and Sun

The Guitar

Instrument is a stringed instrument, which has a resonance box 0, drawn-almost always-in cedar, with a cover of pine, This guitar is generally known as acoustic and has eighteen frets, that are those divisions that have the handle to superimpose fingers over the strings and get the different shades. It undergoes the conjugation of six nylon or gut strings tuned from high to low, as follows: Mi, Si, sun, Re, La and Mi. (E, B, G, D, A and E). The tub-bass, or tinajo tináfono It's another string instrument. It is manufactured using a zinc-jar upside down, to which is placed a thick rope and a wooden rod to stretch and get the desired voltage, which allows its tuning. This is a simple way of bass and produces a sharp sound which serves low harmonic and percussive effect.

The maracas

There are many forms of maracas in Colombia which vary in size and manufacturing materials. The maracas in this region can be described as follows: The head is constructed by spherical gourds, which are filled with dried seeds inside and produce their sound through the turmoil of the instrument. The handle of it has no distinguishing trait, and are manufactured with any type of wood Options Go to Top of Colombia Cultural Search