Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez once said that One Hundred Years of Solitude was a 400-page Vallenato: a traditional music of Colombia's Caribbean coast. The songs are mini-epics, filled with ...

Colombian composer Rafael Escalona, an icon whose name is synonymous with Colombia's typical vallenato music, died May 13 of respiratory failure in Bogotá, Colombia. He was 81 years old. By Leila Cobo ...

The small city of Valledupar is famous as the birthplace of vallenato, an upbeat accordion-driven folk music that plays constantly in streets, shops, buses and restaurants across northern Colombia and ...

Unlike stereotypical teenagers, Arturo Guzman and his brother, Ricardo, didn’t reject the old-fashioned music that their parents listened to in their Southern California home. Instead, the two ...

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Egidio Cuadrado, an icon in Colombia’s music scene and Carlos Vives’ longtime accordion player, is dead at the age of 71. The vallenato star passed away due to health complications related to ...

The government partitioned the Colombian music style vallenato to UNESCO’s cultural heritage list, the president announced wednesday. The Colombian government partitioned the traditional music genre ...

The small city of Valledupar is the cradle of vallenato music. The small city of Valledupar is the cradle of vallenato, which is a rustic, folksy and distinctly Colombian musical style. The small city ...

From the close beats of reggaeton to the passionate melodies of Vallenato, Colombian male singers have delighted audiences worldwide with their incredible talent and unique musical styles. These ...