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THE SOUND OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC COLOMBIAN
THE SOUND
OF THE
SOUTH PACIFIC
COLOMBIAN
By
ANGÉLICA REBOLLEDO PÁJARO
• Chitiá Manager
• Economics from the University of Cartagena.
• Specialist Ludica Pedagogy and Cultural
Development of Los Libertadores University
Foundation.
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The jungle,
mangroves and rivers
reveal the legacy of
our ancestors.
A Musical Instrument of
African
origin in the Colombian Pacific
symbolizes:
faith, love, patience, unity
and things.
African Instrument:
Balafon
Countries: Mali,
Costa de Marfil and Burkina Faso.
Route in Colombia were:
Valle del Cauca,
Cauca and
Nariño
In front of Pacific Ocean
From the sixteenth
century to the
present.
The sounds of
the drum,
timbales and
xylophone
connect us with
the world.
Percussion
vibrations running
through the blood.
Musical Ensemble
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Children and Youth
have a great
responsibility.
CAN YOU TELL ME,
WHAT IS THE
SPECIFIC NAME OF THIS MUSIC?
ITS
NAME
MEANS
…
Love of our
nationality,
communion,
freedom and
respect.
MARIMBA OF
CHONTA
MUSIC
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In 2010, Unesco declared
Intangible Heritage of Humanity
to
the Marimba Music and Popular
Songs Colombia South Pacific.
ABOUT US
VIDEO
Available at:
http://www.youtube.com/user/MEDIOVISUAL?feature=watch
Song: Comadre MayeyaSocavón Group
Dynamic
Corrinche• Take a handkerchief.
• Sing and dance with the
audience attending the festival.
Song: KileleBahía Group
Web: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0wGEtxQe-k
Festival of Traditional Music of the Pacific
Petronio Álvarez
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In the photographs:
Alicia Castilla and family.
Agrupación Semillas Africanas.
English Education
Centro Colombo Americano
Photography:
Chitiá Team.
Marimbas PalmaChonta.
Music:
Grupo Bahía.
Grupo Socavon.
Advice:
Hugo Candelario
González.
Angélica Zapata Payares.
Papa Mady Coulibaly
(Senegal).
Adriana Cabrera
Mosquera
Reference
Fundación Cultural,
Artística y Musical José
Antonio Torres Solís
Gualajo
Bibliography
• Colombia de Fiesta. Fundación Bat. Circulo de Lectores.
• Entrevista al Rey de la Marimba.http://elpueblo.com.co/entrevista-al-rey-de-la-marimba/
• Red de Formadores Musicales del Pacifico Sur. http://formadoresmusicalespacificosur.com/antecedentes
• Marimba de Chonta de Guapi (Guapi - Cauca).http://vimeo.com/21798992
• Música de marimba y los cantos populares del Pacífico Sur de Colombia.http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/index.php?lg=es&pg=00011&RL=00436
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