THE BAMBUCO

Bambuco, history and tradition 

The tune Bambuco is the basis of the Andean region, which includes the departments of the mountainous area located in the three branches of the Cordillera Central and Eastern Nariño, Cauca and Valle, Huila and Tolima, Antioquia, Risaralda and Quindio, Cundinamarca, The Santanderes, central and western Boyacá. As dance is the most characteristic da

nces of the area but has its own characteristics in each region, while keeping a certain similarity. 

It is without doubt the finest Colombian Andean folklore. Are varied versions about its origin, being perhaps the most widespread of his African origin, originally held by the writer Jorge Isaacs in his book "La María" and then shared by a number of researchers and historians folclorólogos Colombian music. 

Such version says that the name "bambuco" was taken from the word "bambuk", name of a river of the West African region, where a similar pace danced, but by no means coincident with bambuco Colombian dancing. 

Other researchers originated is the Chibcha and other is Spanish. And it is from that bambuco reaches Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico, mainly because Pelon Santamarta tours through the land with their duet "Pelon and Marin." 

In its beginnings bambuco interpreted with mandolin, tiple and guitar. Her singing is preferably to be played a duet of voices, which have left deep impression by his great instrumental and vocal quality. 

Dancing 

Its structure is circular planimetric, predominantly eights plus circles, combined with some crosses, progress and regression, displacement occur spontaneously. In exteriometría men and women wear the same step routinely dominate the short escobillado; Figures more features are: kneeling, invitation, persecuted and flirtations. 

The theme of Bambuco it is based on love, romance is the process of peasant expressed through movement; to better understand the issue, the meaning of some figures should be considered.