La Fiesta en Colombia. Albores del siglo XXI

We study the transformations that have been observed in festive manifestations throughout Colombia. Guided by the idea that festivals are a social product, their changes are analyzed from the standpoint of their historic definition and we dwell specifically in what has been called “New Festivities” in Colombia, as witnessed by their objects of celebration, the individuals and communities who celebrate and the new ways of staging festive elements. Understanding Colombia as a nation, today, goes through deciphering the function of the festival and such is the central objective of this inquiryDe igual manera, progresivamente y de acuerdo con las particularidades de la celebración los grupos sociales han reinventado o posicionado algunas músicas o cantos, como referentes de sus celebraciones. El vals Tristezas del alma (cuyo autor es el bolivarense, Luis Alberto Rodríguez Moreno) es interpretado, principalmente por bandas de viento, en los actos de memoria de las víctimas del conflicto armado; Rosa, que linda eres (del compositor colombiano, Luis Majin Díaz) es cantada en homenaje a Rosa Elvira Cely, víctima de la violencia sexual y por tanto, un canto d