Vallenato

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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

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Vallenato (Latin American 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.^[1]