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Sanjuanero
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Wikipedia article
'El Sanjuanero,' often called simply 'Sanjuanero,' (translation "St. John's Festivities Song") is a traditional Colombian bambuco song. Its music was written in 1936 by Anselmo Duran Plazas and its lyrics were written by Sofa Gaitn Yanguas.Historia del Sanjuanero Huilense It was first performed on July 12, 1936.[http://www.elabedul.net/Documentos/Temas/Folklor/Sanjuanero/Sanjuanero.pdf Sanjuanero: Visin esttica y amatoria del bambuco] . and recorded for the first time in the 1950s by the duo Garzon y Collazos. It's one of Colombia's most recognizable folkloric songs, and it is the anthem of the Festival Folclrico y Reinado Nacional del Bambuco.
Accompanying dance
The traditional Sanjuanero choreography was created by folklorist Ins Garca de Durn[http://www.estampascolombianas.com.mx/sitio/folklore.html Mapa folklrico Colombiano] . in 1960 and consists of three basic steps (caminado, bambuqueado, and contradanza), eight basic figures and five or more adornment figures.
Basic steps
*El Caminado*El Bambuqueado
*Los Tres Cuartos
Role in festivities
El Sanjuanero is commonly associated with Huila's Festival Folclrico y Reinado Nacional del Bambuco celebrated each year, in Neiva during the feasts of Saint Peter and Saint John. The 'Reinado Nacional del Bambuco' is a contest similar to beauty pageants in which contestants, each representing a Colombian Department, are judged on six parameters, one of which is performance of the Sanjuanero dance.[http://www.huila.gov.co/festivalbambuco/images/stories/file/2010/REGLAMENTO_REINADO_NACIONAL.pdf REGLAMENTO GENERAL REINADO NACIONAL DEL BAMBUCO], The Reinado's Official Rule Book.
References
Category:Colombian songs
Category:Bambuco songs
Category:1936 songs
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