Searching for the Musical Tradition of the Colombian Caribbean. Case Study of Petrona Martínez, the Queen of Bullerengue

In 1998, the French traditional music record label Ocora Radio France released the album Colombie • Le bullerengue/Petrona Martínez, a recording that opened the doors to national and international success for Petrona Martínez and granted the bullerengue with worldwide diffusion. Through the biograph...

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Author: Salazar P., Jaime A.
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2023
Country:Costa Rica
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repository:Portal de Revistas UCR
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/57719
Online Access:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/intercambio/article/view/57719
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:tradition
folk singer
Afro-Colombianity
ethnicity
identity
tradición
cantadora
afrocolombianidad
etnicidad
identidad
tradição
afrocolombiano
etnicidade
identidade
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Summary:In 1998, the French traditional music record label Ocora Radio France released the album Colombie • Le bullerengue/Petrona Martínez, a recording that opened the doors to national and international success for Petrona Martínez and granted the bullerengue with worldwide diffusion. Through the biographical analysis of the cantadora as well as the negotiation and recording process of this album, this article aims to expose some of the diffusion mechanisms of tradition that influence the construction and stabilization of cultural and ethnic categories in the context of Afro-Colombian musical practices.