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{{Short description|Music genre originating from Colombian and Venezuelan Andes}}
{{For|the bridge over the [[River Tyne]]|Bambuco Bridge}}
{{Infobox music genre
| name              = Danza Del Bambuco
| stylistic_origins = [[Basque music|Basque folk]], [[Waltz|European Waltz]], [[Music of Colombia|Indigenous Music]]
| cultural_origins  = 19th and 20th centuries in the [[Andean Region of Colombia]]
| subgenres         = Sanjuanero - Bambuco Fiestero
| fusiongenres      = Bambuco Jazz
}}

'''Bambuco''' is a traditional music genre from [[Colombia]]. Its metric structure is similar to the [[Europe]]an [[waltz]] or [[polska (dance)|polska]] (not to be confused with the [[polka]]). Typically a '''bambuco''' piece is accompanied by a stylized group dance in either a {{music|time|6|8}} or {{music|time|3|4}} [[meter (music)|meter]].

Bambuco took a cultural foothold in the [[Andes|Andean region]] of Colombia and has spread in popularity throughout [[Latin America]]. The [[Festival Folclórico y Reinado Nacional del Bambuco]] in [[Neiva]] is a festival celebrating bambuco music.

"[[Cuatro Preguntas]]" is one of the most famous songs in the genre,<ref>{{cite news|title=Cuatro preguntas|newspaper=El Espectador|date=May 11, 2017|url=https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/columnistas/mario-fernando-prado/cuatro-preguntas-column-693386/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319030648/https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/columnistas/mario-fernando-prado/cuatro-preguntas-column-693386/|archive-date=March 19, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> having been included by ''[[El Tiempo (Colombia)|El Tiempo]]'' at No. 8 on its list of the 50 best Colombian songs of all time.<ref name=ET>{{cite news|title=Las 50 mejores canciones de Colombia|newspaper=El Tiempo|date=March 13, 2013|url=https://www.eltiempo.com/don-juan/cultura/las-50-mejores-canciones-de-colombia+articulo+12683827|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604044716/https://www.eltiempo.com/don-juan/cultura/las-50-mejores-canciones-de-colombia+articulo+12683827|archive-date=June 4, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.cibertol.com/musica/musica/Retorno_de_Jose_Dolores%20-%20Los%20Tolimenses.mp3 Retorno de Jose Dolores - Andina completa.mp3]

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[[Category:Bambuco| ]]
[[Category:Andean music]]
[[Category:Colombian styles of music]]


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