Bambuco
El bambuco is the typical rhythm and dance of the Colombian Andes and the loftiest expression of its folklore. In its beginnings, the bambuco was played with three typical instruments of the region: the bandola, the tiple, and the guitar. The tiple and the bandola are string instruments. The body of the tiple is similar to that of a guitar, but has twelve strings. The bandola is smaller and pear-shaped and may have between 12 to 18 strings. Over time, composers have been adding more complex orchestrations, to the point that at present all kinds of instruments and vocal groups are allowed to participate.
Men and women of all ages participate in the performance and prove their great musical talent. Men wear white pants, a colorfully embroidered shirt, a kerchief, a white aguadero hat, a carriel, a mulera, and a machete, while women where an embroidered half-sleeve blouse, a skirt decorated with horizontal strips of colored fabric at the hem, and a small, decorated aguadero hat.