Reference image. The festival takes place in Valledupar, Cesar.
Photo: Óscar Pérez
The Vallenata Legend Festival, the most significant event around the musical genre, begins this April 30. The festival will pay tribute to the singer Iván Villazón, known as ‘The Tenor Voice of Vallenato’. “I am happy, very happy, and I want to give public thanks to the members of the Vallenata Legend Festival Foundation for this beautiful distinction that does nothing but commit me more to these 40 years of artistic life, in the preservation and dissemination of our Dear traditional vallenato. “My wife, my children, family and followers are very happy. I am waiting for you in Valledupar to send you back to your homes, with a heart full of good Vallenato music,” said Villazón at a launch event in Bogotá.
April 30 Programming of the Vallenata Legend Festival
First Round Competitions: The first round of contests of the Vallenata Legend Festival will begin at the La Pedregosa Recreation Center. The section will start at 8:00 am as follows:
- Children’s Accordion
- Lesser Accordion
- Youth Accordion
In Los Algarrobillos Park, also at 8:00 am, the contestants of:
- Amateur Accordion
- Major accordion
Piloneras Parade – Children and Youth Categories: At the Alfonso López School, at 2:00 pm, the parade will begin and will extend to the Glorieta Mi Pedazo de Acordeón.
Staging of the Miracle of La Leyenda Vallenata: At 4:00 pm in Plaza Alfonso López the staging of the miracle around the musical genre will begin.
