Cradle of Accordions Festival

The Cradle of Accordions Festival (Spanish: Festival Cuna de Acordeones) is a festival in the Colombian northern town of Villanueva, Department of La Guajira in the month of September. The Cradle of Accordions Festival is celebrated on the same day as Saint Thomas and many vallenato musicians from the Department of Cesar and La Guajira gather to participate in an accordionist contest. The religious event is celebrated with a mass, a procession and fireworks.[1] In 2006 the Senate of Colombia by Law 1052 of this same year declared the Cradle of Accordions Festival as a Cultural and Artistic Patrimony of Colombia.[2] The president of the event is Binomio de Oro de America accordionist and owner Israel Romero.[3]

Cradle of Accordions Festival
GenreFolk music, vallenato
DatesSeptember
Location(s)Villanueva, Department of La Guajira, Colombia
Founded byIsrael Romero
WebsiteOfficial website

See also

References
  1. (in Spanish) National System for Cultural Information: Cradle of Accordions Festival
  2. (in Spanish) Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism: Cradle of Accordions Festival Archived 2008-03-13 at the Wayback Machine
  3. (in Spanish) El Tiempo: Recuerdos del Festival "Cuna de Acordeones".


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