Bambuco

{{Short description|Music genre originating from Colombian and Venezuelan Andes}}

{{For|the bridge over the River Tyne|Bambuco Bridge}}

{{Infobox music genre

| name = Danza Del Bambuco

| stylistic_origins = Basque folk, European Waltz, Indigenous Music

| cultural_origins = 19th and 20th centuries in the Andean Region of Colombia

| subgenres = Sanjuanero - Bambuco Fiestero

| fusiongenres = Bambuco Jazz

}}

Bambuco is a traditional music genre from Colombia. Its metric structure is similar to the European waltz or polska (not to be confused with the polka). Typically a bambuco piece is accompanied by a stylized group dance in either a {{music|time|6|8}} or {{music|time|3|4}} meter.

Bambuco took a cultural foothold in the Andean region of Colombia and has spread in popularity throughout Latin America. The Festival Folclórico y Reinado Nacional del Bambuco in Neiva is a festival celebrating bambuco music.

"Cuatro Preguntas" is one of the most famous songs in the genre,{{cite news|title=Cuatro preguntas|newspaper=El Espectador|date=May 11, 2017|url=https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/columnistas/mario-fernando-prado/cuatro-preguntas-column-693386/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319030648/https://www.elespectador.com/opinion/columnistas/mario-fernando-prado/cuatro-preguntas-column-693386/|archive-date=March 19, 2022|url-status=live}} having been included by El Tiempo at No. 8 on its list of the 50 best Colombian songs of all time.{{cite news|title=Las 50 mejores canciones de Colombia|newspaper=El Tiempo|date=March 13, 2013|url=https://www.eltiempo.com/don-juan/cultura/las-50-mejores-canciones-de-colombia+articulo+12683827|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604044716/https://www.eltiempo.com/don-juan/cultura/las-50-mejores-canciones-de-colombia+articulo+12683827|archive-date=June 4, 2024|url-status=live}}