bullerengue

{{Short description|Music genre}}

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{{Infobox music genre

| name = Bullerengue

| stylistic_origins = African percussion

| cultural_origins = African slaves, Maroons and Amerindian tribes in the Caribbean Region of Colombia.

| instruments = Percussion and ; artisan drums alegre, llamador & tambora and maracas.

}}

Bullerengue is a traditional musical genre and dance from the Caribbean region of Colombia and the Darién Province in Panama. It is sung and preserved primarily by elderly women, accompanied by local artisan drums, and developed in the Palenques or Maroon communities.

Some renowned bullerengue singers are Graciela Salgado, Petrona Martínez, Irene Martinez, Emilia Herrera, Estefanía Caycedo, Etelvina Maldonado, and Ceferina Banquez. In recent decades, Petrona Martínez and Totó la Momposina have increased bullerengue's international popularity and success, the former having been granted the Latin Grammy Award for Best Folk Album.