Municipal Folklore Meeting
The Municipal Folklore Meeting began: 21 ambassadors seek the titlethe name of the winner will be known on June 23, during the election and coronation evening.
With a night full of emotion, music and dance, the Municipal Folklore Meeting began. The 21 candidates to replace Laura Daniela Pulido Alzate received the sash that officially accredits them as ambassadors.
Chaired by the mayor of Ibagué, Johana Ximena Aranda, and the Secretary of Culture, Mauricio Hernández Cala, the day was magical and was full of the cultural, musical and dance richness of our beautiful land of Tolima. Likewise, due to the multiculturalism of our country, thanks to the special performance of the Children’s Choir of the Musical Institute of Tolima: “The singing children of Tolima”, made up of more than 100 children of excellent vocal quality and musicality, and to the staging Los Aires de mi Tolima, from the Artistic cast of Caiké Park.
Unforgettable evening
The Tolima Theater was illuminated for a dream catwalk for the ambassadorswho started on the right foot the search for the crown that will be delivered on June 23.
The representatives of 12 communes, seven townships, the Afro-descendant community and the Pueblito Tolimense They received the official band, which arrived accompanied by a trousseau, with all the attire, footwear and accessories necessary for the different activities of the Municipal Folklore Meeting.
This gesture symbolizes support and comprehensive preparation that they are receiving to fulfill their role as spokespersons for our cultural roots.
Visibly moved by the acceptance of the public and the charm of each of the participantsthe President of the Ibaguereños recalled the meaning of this event framed in the 50th Colombian Folk Festival, which is none other than the commitment to the preservation and dissemination of our traditions.
The Secretary of Culture, for his part, reminded the ambassadors that they are: “The guardians of our roots, those who ensure that our dances, music and crafts remain an integral part of our collective identity”.
In addition to this, during the evening the Municipal Administration ratified its commitment to exalt folklore and demonstrated that it is providing all the guarantees so that the ambassadors can play a good role.
Thus, in a symbolic act, it was announced that each of the ambassadors is provided with professionals who are fundamental in their preparation process, these being an official, musical trainer, musical director and dance director.and the most significant was that for the first time in the years of the Municipal Meeting he gave complete costume to the dancers and musical trainers: drums, the emblematic musical instrument of the people of Tolima.
