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[Winston Smith]

Did anyone else catch this on the Smithsonian Channel on Saturday night? Vallenato isn't really my cup of tea in normal circumstances, and I only switched this on to have a few minutes look. But I ended up watching the whole thing!
Not only was the speed at which they played fascinating, but also the huge following that the genre has. A great programme!

[pbsalt]

 Yes - I came across that by chance.  Wasn't aware of that genre before.

[RustyReedz]

That’s why hohner focuses most of their diatonics on the Latin american market, accordion music
is a HUGE deal in places like Colombia and Mexico. Both Norteño and Vallenato easily fill up stadiums in their respective countries.

The fast paced vallenato you probably heard was a “puya” which is the fastest “air” of vallenato. The only thing faster that I can think of in latin america is Merengue Tipico from the Dominican Republic.

Edit: Sorry for reviving the thread, didn’t realize that it was from july lol 😑

[Steve C.]

Rusty, when my wife and I were taking Latin dance lessons back in the mists of time, merengue tipico was the determinant of whether one had Latin genes or not.
(if this is not PC, no dis intended...)