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 Smithsonian Folklife Festival 2011
June 30 - July 4 and July 7 - July 11
Full Schedule
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival Official Website
Ministry of Culture Official Festival Website
Colombia, the Nature of Culture explores how different groups in Colombia relate with the natural environment and how their cultural traditions reflect this relationship. This relationship is explored through music, dance, cuisine and everyday activities such as cattle rearing and coffee growing
The program highlights six ecosystems, from the Andes mountains to the Amazon Rainforest, Andean Savannah, Southeastern Plains, the hilly coffee region of Caldas, and the urban centers of Bogotá, Medellín, and Cali. At the Festival roughly one hundred Colombian artists will sing, dance, prepare food, tell stories, celebrate the harvest, and demonstrate religious ceremonies, traditional medicine practices, and agricultural sustainability.
To learn more about these ecosystems read the following article about Colombia from the Festival's program book.
To better locate the different activities we recommend to download the Festival's map.
The main events will take place in the following stages
Me contaron los abuelos
Sabores y saberes
Al son que me toquen
El rumbiadero
Evening Concerts
Friday, July 1
Recorrido musical por Colombia: Expresiones citadinas y ritmos caribeños (A Musical Journey through Colombia: City Expressions and Caribbean Rhythms)
Stage: Al Son Que Me Toquen
Time: 6-8 pm
Artists: Circo Ciudad (Bogotá), Tango de Medellín, Don Abundio y sus Traviesos (Mompox/Momposino Depression)
Saturday, July 2
Chirimía la Contundencia, Cimarrón (Smithsonian Folkways)
Stage: Al Son Que Me Toquen
Time: 6-8 pm
Artist: La Contundencia plays chirimía, a traditional genre of the northern Pacific region played by small brass bands. They are considered the most iconic band interpreting traditional Pacífico music. Cimarrón makes its third Festival appearance, performing music from the upcoming album ¡Cimarrón! Joropo Music from the Plains of Colombia (available by June 28 at folkways.si.edu). The ensemble is known for their explosive música llanera (plains music) and fast-paced, triple-meter joropo.
Friday, July 8
Stage: Al Son Que Me Toquen Stage, 6 -8:30 p.m.
Recorrido musical por Colombia: Bailando salsa, carranguena y joropo (Musical Journey through Colombia: Dancing salsa, carranguena, and joropo)
Stage: Al Son Que Me Toquen
Time: 6-8 pm
Artists: Salsa de Cali
Saturday, July 9
Aires del Campo, Ayombe (Smithsonian Folkways)
Stage: Al Son Que Me Toquen
Time: 6-8 pm
Artist: Aires del Campo, a traditional string music ensemble from Colombia’s Coffee Region, performs Andean music as well as party tunes of the Paisa culture. Ayombe performs the lively accordion-driven music from the award-winning album ¡Ayombe! The Heart of Colombia's Música Vallenata and Smithsonian Channel documentary The Accordion Kings.
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