It is happy, it is fun, it is beautiful, it brings you closer to the people you are with, it breaks down barriers right away, and it doesn’t matter if you are good at it or not.
I believe Colombia has a music and dance tradition because it is a foundational representation of culture. They are beautiful ways to represent many things. It is the culture of music that is physically represented through dance, while also showing off art in costumes. For example, in Boyacá, carranga music is always performed by musicians wearing the most typical Boyacense outfits. This includes a ruana, which is made of wool. And guess what, Boyacá is known for sheep. The music often speaks about farm life, and Boyacá is very well known for farmland. Instruments like the guacharaca are made from local wood that only grows in the Andes of Colombia. Whenever our community has any event, carranga is the perfect way to show many different traditions while also making so many people laugh, smile and join together.
Yo creo que Colombia tiene tradición de baile y música porque es una representación fundamental de la cultura. Son maneras hermosas de representar tanta cultura. Es la cultura de la música que se representa físicamente por los bailes, mientras también mostrando el arte con los disfraces. Por ejemplo, acá en Boyacá, la carranga siempre está presentada con ruanas puestas, la prenda más boyacense. La ruana está hecha de lana de oveja y Boyacá es muy conocido por las ovejas. También la música habla sobre la vida como campesino y Boyacá está lleno de campesinos y granjas. Instrumentos como la guacharaca son hechos de madera local que solamente crece en los Andes de Colombia.
