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Gerda Steyn

Gerda Steyn (born 3 March 1990) is a South African marathon and ultramarathon athlete. She set the down-run record for the 90 km Comrades Marathon in 2023 with a mark of 5:44:54, becoming the fourth woman under 6 hours for that race. She also holds the record for the 56 km Two Oceans Marathon and has won that event 6 consecutive times, starting in 2018.
On 11 April 2021, she became the SA marathon record holder with a time of 2:25:28 at the Xiamen Tuscany Camp Elite Marathon in Siena, Italy. She then broke her own record at the 2023 Valencia marathon, setting a time of 2:24:03.
Her parents are Pieter and Trudie Steyn. Gerda grew up on a farm in the Bothaville area and completed her schooling in 2008 at the Bothaville High School. Afterwards, she qualified as a quantity surveyor from the University of the Free State. She has a sister and a brother.
In 2014 she went to work in Dubai and joined a running club, where she discovered her talent for running. After completing her first Comrades in 2015, she met 1991 winner Nick Bester who became her coach.
Her first major career victory was in the 2018 Two Oceans Marathon, in a time of 3:39:32.
She won the 2019 Comrades Marathon in a record time of 5 hours, 58 minutes, and 53 seconds, becoming the first woman to complete the uprun in under six hours.
She also won the 2019 Two Oceans Marathon in a time of 3:31:28. She won it for the fifth time in a row in 2024 and broke her course record with a time of 3:26:54.
She competed in the women's marathon at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Her best time for a standard marathon is the SA record of 2:25:28, achieved in 2021 at the 2021 IAAF Xiamen Tuscany Camp Elite Marathon in Siena, Italy, breaking the previous 25-year-old SA record by more than a minute.
At the 2023 Valencia Marathon, Steyn finished in 11th running a time of 2:24:03 becoming the South African national record holder for the event.
Prague Half Marathon

The Prague Half Marathon is an annual half marathon road running event which takes place in Spring on the city streets of Prague, Czech Republic, first held in 1999. It is managed by the same organisation that holds the Prague Marathon in May. The race has a loop course, starting and ending in Jan Palach Square near the Rudolfinum, and largely follows the Vltava river. The competition has enjoyed an increasing level of participation, with around 6500 participants in 2009 and almost 8500 runners taking part in the 2010 event.
The Prague Half Marathon holds World Athletics Gold Label Road Race status. Joyciline Jepkosgei set the half marathon world record at the time during this race with a time of 1:04:52 in 2017.
The half marathon was first held in 1999.
In 2006, a corporate team half marathon relay event was added to the day's programme of events – each company being represented by four runners each covering equal legs of 5.27 km. Around 100 teams and 50 business and institutions were present for the first race.
Atsedu Tsegay holds the men's course record of 58:47 minutes (set in 2012), while Joyciline Jepkosgei's mark of 64:52 minutes (set in 2017) is the best achieved by a woman in the Prague race and a world record at the time. Both of these times are the fastest ever run in the Czech Republic for the half marathon.
The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all registrants given the option of transferring their entry to 2021 or 2022.
After cancelling the 2020 race, organizer RunCzech announced on 1 September 2020 that they were hosting an "invitation-only half marathon featuring 35 [elite] distance runners" in Letná Park on 5 September 2020. Named "Prague 21.1 km", the race would consist of about 16.5 laps of an oval of length 1,280 m (4,200 ft) on flat terrain in the park, with the men and women competing separately.
On the day of the race, Kenyan Peres Jepchirchir broke the women-only half marathon world record with a time of 1:05:34. The world record held for only 42 days, as Jepchirchir broke it again herself at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships in Gdynia, Poland, with a time of 1:05:16.
The Prague Half Marathon has a looped course format which has its race start and end point on Jan Palach Square near the Rudolfinum. The course follows the Vltava river southwards and then makes an east-to-west loop passing Folimanka park. It crosses to the west side of the Vltava, heading over Palacky Bridge, and after heading south along Strakonická road it doubles back to follow the river north, before crossing Legion Bridge to reach the halfway point. The course traces a large loop into the northern part of the city centre before returning to the Rudolfinum for the finish point.
Kenyan athletes have been dominant – all but four of the men's winners come from the East African country, which has also provided over half the female race winners. Daniel Wanjiru has topped the men's podium on two occasions, and both Jana Klimešová and Rose Kosgei have taken back-to-back wins in the women's event.
Key: Course record (in bold)
Kofia (hat)

kofia ni aina ya kofia ya silinda isiyo na ukingo yenye taji bapa, inayovaliwa na wanaume wa Kisomali na Waswahili katika Afrika Mashariki, hasa katika miji ya Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi,kaskazini na pwani ya Msumbiji, pia huvaliwa kwa mara kwa mara nchini Oman. Kofia ni neno la Kiswahili linalomanisha kofia. Kofia huvaliwa na dashiki,shati la rangi ya Kiafrika linaloitwa shati la kitenge katika baadhi ya mikoa ya Afrika Mashariki. Nchini Uganda, kofia huvaliwa pamoja na kanzu kenye hafla zisizo rasmi.Jomo Kenyatta, Rais wa kwanza wa Kenya, alipigwa picha mara nyingi akiwa amevalia kofia.nchini Comoro Kofia ni maarufu. Kofia ya kitamaduni ina matundu madogo ya pini ambayo huruhusu hewa kuzunguka.Katika Afrika Magharibi, kofia hii inaitwa kufi.
Zanzibar, na Kaskazini mwa Uganda, Bargashia ni kofia maarufu. Kofia hii ilipewa jina la Barghash bin Said wa Zanzibar,aliyekuwa mwanzilishi wa Sultani Zanzibar. Tofauti na kofia, imefunikwa kwa nguo na haina mashimo ya pini. Kama kofia, bargashia huvaliwa kama kofia pamoja na kanzu.
Orchestra Super Mazembe

Orchestra Super Mazembe ilikuwa bendi maarufu nchini Kenya iliyocheza muziki wa Lingala (Soukous). Bendi ilianza na jina la Super Vox , bendi iliyoundwa mwaka 1967 nchini Kongo (kisha Zaire) na kuongozwa na Mutonkole Longwa Didos. Bendi ilihamia Nairobi mwaka 1974 na kubadilisha jina lake kuwa Orchestra Super Mazembe. Kundi hili bado lipo na lilibasilishwa jina na kua Bana Mazembe, Sasa kundi hili linaongwaza na Disco Longwa, mtoto wa Longwa Muntokole Didos.
Kibao chao kikubwa kilikuwa "Shauri Yako", wimbo ulioimbwa mwanzo na Nguashi Ntimbo & Festival Du Zaire. Vibao vingine maarufu ni pamoja na "Samba", "Bwana Nipe Pesa" na "Kassongo". Kundi hili lilisambaratika mwaka 1985.
Super Mazembe inafikiriwa kama mojawapo ya bendi za lingala maarufu sana katika miaka ya 1970/1980 kuwahi kutokea nchini Kenya, pamoja na Les Mangelepa, Baba National ya Baba Gaston na Orchestra Vrunga ya Samba Mapangala.
Kama makundi mengi ya Kongo ya Afrika Mashariki, Super Mazembe daima ilikuwa na mabadiliko ya wanamuziki. Baadhi ya wanamuziki wake walikuwa:
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Rahma Bajun

Rahma Bajun (alizaliwa 1994), ni mwanzilishi na mkurugenzi wa ubunifu katika kampuni ya MnM Clothing Line, chapa maarufu ya nguo za Afro-centric nchini Tanzania inayozalisha nguo za bei nafuu, pochi na vifaa vingine vya mitindo vya wanaume na wanawake kwa kutumia kitambaa maarufu cha Kitenge cha Afrika Mashariki.
Kampuni hiyo ina wafanyakazi 7 wa kudumu na inauza bidhaa zake kote Afrika Mashariki.
Khanga

Khanga (au kanga) ni vazi au nguo nyepesi pia ndefu ya rangi ambayo hupendwa kuvaliwa na wanawake, hasa nchi za Afrika Mashariki na Afrika Magharibi. Kanga inafanana na kikoi ambacho kawaida huvaliwa na wanaume.
Kwa kawaida kanga huwa na upana wa sentimita 150 na urefu wa sentimita 110. Kanga huweza kutumiwa kama vazi rasmi, kitambaa cha kichwani, taulo, kitambaa cha mezani na kwa shughuli mbalimbali kama kubeba watoto au kubeba mizigo kichwani.
Hutumiwa pia kama zawadi kwenye sherehe za kuzaliwa, harusi, n.k. Hutolewa pia kwa familia iliyofiwa na ndugu yao nchini Tanzania.
Mwanzoni kanga ilikuwa ikirembwa kwa vitone vidogo ambavyo vilionekana na manyonya ya ndege aina ya kanga. Ndiyo sababu ilipewa jina hili.
Kanga huwa na sehemu tatu: pindo, mji (sehemu ya kati), na ujumbe. Ujumbe mara nyingi huwa ni kitendawili au fumbo.
Hii ni mifano ya ujumbe wa kwenye kangaː
Nelson's Ship in a Bottle

Nelson's Ship in a Bottle is a sculpture by the British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare. Commissioned in 2009 by the Greater London Authority, it was originally placed on the Fourth Plinth in London's Trafalgar Square in 2010.
It was subsequently relocated to a plinth outside the Sammy Ofer Wing of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, in southeast London, going on permanent display on 23 April 2012, two days before the museum's 75th anniversary. The work was purchased for £362,500 through a joint fund including a £50,000 contribution from the Art Fund and £264,300 from members of the public.
Made in 2010, the work depicts Admiral Nelson's ship HMS Victory and measures 280 cm x 250 cm x 500 cm. The piece is intricate and features 80 cannons and 37 sails.
The work represents "Africa's complicated relationship with colonial lifestyles and values". The sails are characteristic of West African clothing and are a tribute to the material which was taken by the Dutch during the colonial era. It is also thought to represent the diversity of London as a multicultural city, created by the European expansion. This reflects the history of the real vessel, which is thought to have had 22 nationalities represented in its crew, and illustrates the symbolism of England's diversity today. According to Shonibare:
A noticeable departure from the original ship is the African-patterned fabric used for the sails. This fabric is symbolic of African identity and independence. This explores ties between colonialism and abolitionism, and the British relationship with indigenous peoples.
Sika Wo Ntaban (fabric)

Sika Wɔ Ntaban is the Ghanaian given name for a fabric print found in Ghana, Togo and Nigeria. This fabric is produced by Ghana Textiles Company(GTP) under VLISCO and Akosombo Industrial Company Limited formerly called Akosombo Textiles Limited(ATL).
The Ghanaian given name translates into English as 'Money has wings' or 'Money can fly like a Bird'. This name is borrowed from a Ghanaian proverb which is explained as money is not permanent and can be lost if not handled properly. The fabric is known as Speed Bird in English.
The fabric's design components includes a colored motif with lines and a flying bird on a plain or colored background in an oval shape. The colored motif comes in a variety of colors such as blue, yellow and green whereas the colored background of the bird comes in a variety of red, white and yellow backgrounds.
The fabric is known by other names in other African countries. It is known by the name Air Afrique in Togo because it is used as the official uniform of a local airline company. In Nigeria it is known by the Igbo name Eneke which means that if hunters have mastered the art of shooting accurately then bird will master the art of flying without perching.
This fabric design is used for clothing as well as for making personal items such as head scarves and makeup bags.
Ahwenepa nkasa

Ahwenepa nkasa is the Ghanaian given name for a fabric print found in Ghana, Togo, Benin and the Ivory Coast. This fabric is produced by Ghana Textiles Company (GTP) under VLISCO and Akosombo Industrial Company Limited, formerly called Akosombo Textile Limited (ATL). This fabric design is considered a classic design in West Africa just as other designs like L’Oeil de Boeuf and Sika wo ntaban.
The Ghanaian name is made up of two Akan words Ahwenepa and nkasa which translate into English as Good waist beads do not make noise and can be likened to the proverb "Empty barrels make the most noise". The proverb is speaking about how a good person never boasts about his good deeds.
The fabric's design components include a colorful floral pattern and lines - including curved, diagonal, and spiral lines. In Ghana the different colours of this pattern are used for different occasions. The blue main motif is used by women after delivery, the black fabric of this design is used for funerals and the more colorful prints for other occasions and wear in daily life.
The fabric is known by other names in other African countries. It is known by the name Makaïva in Togo and Benin and means leaves of a tree. In the Ivory Coast it is known as Feuille-feuille also meaning leaves in tree.
This fabric design is used by notable personalities such as the president of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo-Addo. He wore this print when he gave his acceptance speech when conferred with an honorary degree by the University of Cape Coast (UCC) and when he commissioned a fertilizer factory in Ghana. He also wore this fabric design when he attended the 7th Innovation prize for Africa by the African Innovation Foundation (AIF).
Wedding dress of Jacqueline Bouvier

The dress worn by Jacqueline Bouvier for her wedding to John F. Kennedy in 1953 is one of the best-remembered bridal gowns of all time.
The gown was the creation of African-American fashion designer Ann Lowe, who was not credited as the designer at the time of the Bouvier-Kennedy wedding. When asked who made her dress, Jacqueline Kennedy said it was a "colored woman".
Janet Lee Bouvier, Jacqueline's mother, hired Lowe to design and make the entire bridal party's outfits. Lowe had made Bouvier's dress for her wedding to Hugh Auchincloss.
The bridal gown, of ivory-colored silk taffeta, featured a portrait neckline and huge round skirt. The skirt featured interwoven tucking bands and tiny wax flowers. Jacqueline Bouvier's lace veil had belonged to her grandmother; a lace-and-orange-blossom tiara tied the veil to her hair. Her bridal bouquet was made of white and pink gardenias and orchids.
She wore little jewelry with the dress, but what she did wear had personal significance. The single-strand pearl necklace was a family heirloom; she also wore a diamond pin from her parents and diamond bracelet from her groom, John F. Kennedy.
A flood in Lowe's Lexington Avenue workshop 10 days before the wedding ruined the bride's gown and nine of the bridal party's dresses. Ann Lowe and her staff worked through eight days (the original time was eight weeks) to reconstruct the gowns and ensure they were delivered on time. Instead of an estimated $700 profit, Lowe lost $2,200 on the project.
The dress was crafted in a very traditional design (particularly the skirt) per the wishes of the Kennedy family, and it won worldwide acclaim. However, Jacqueline had wanted a simple dress with firm lines to complement her tall, slim figure. She later told friends privately that she did not like the dress's portrait neckline because she felt it emphasized her small bust. She also said that the skirt looked "like a lampshade".
The New York Times' coverage of the wedding described Jacqueline's wedding attire in detail, referring to the gown as "a gown of ivory silk taffeta, made with a fitted bodice embellished with interwoven bands of tucking, finished with a portrait neckline, and a bouffant skirt." However, the Times did not name the gown's designer, Ann Lowe. By the mid-1960s, however, Lowe was publicly acknowledged as the designer of the gown.
2014 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards

The 2nd Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards ceremony, presented by MultiChoice and Africa Magic, took place on 8 March 2014 at Expo Hall, Eko Hotels and Suites in Lagos, Nigeria. The ceremony was televised by DStv and GOtv and hosted by Vimbai Mutinhiri, Osas Ighodaro and IK Osakioduwa.
Nairobi Half Life won four awards and Contract won the Best Picture. Other notable winners included Tope Tedela, who won Best Actor in a Drama for his role in A Mile from Home, and Nse Ikpe Etim, who won Best Actress in a Drama for her performance in Journey to Self. Osita Iheme and Funke Akindele were awarded Best Actor and Actress in a Comedy for The Hero and The Return of Sheri Koko, respectively. The award also honoured Michelle Bello with the Trailblazer Award, Rita Dominic with the newly created New Era Award and Pete Edochie with the Industry Merit Award.
The award nominees were announced on 18 December 2013. The award consisted of 26 categories and two honours. The award ceremony was held on 8 March 2013 at Expo Hall, Eko Hotel and Suites located in Lagos. The ceremony was broadcast on television by DStv and GOtv. The ceremony was hosted by Osas Ighodaro alongside the previous ceremony hosts Vimbai Mutinhiri and IK Osakioduwa. Fans of Nollywood and Ghallywood were present at the ceremony with live performances by Davido, Bez, Waje and Cobhams Asuquo.
The highest nominated works included: Flower Girl (4). Kenyan David Tosh Gitonga's Nairobi Half Life won four awards including Best Cinematographer (for Christian Almesberger), Best Art Director (for Barbra Menesh), Best Make-Up (for Elayne Okaya), and Best Lighting Designer (for Mohamed Zain). Ghanian film producer Shirley Frimpong-Manso won three awards. The award was sponsored by Amstel Malta and presented by MultiChoice, where M-Net's Managing Director for Special Projects, Biola Alabi alongside NBC's Walter Drenth, presented Best Movie Award.
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.
Kitenge River

The Kitenge River, or Gitenge Rver, is a river in northwestern Burundi.
The Kitenge River forms above Lake Rwegura, the reservoir for the Rwegura Hydroelectric Power Station and flows in an overall west-southwest direction. It forms the boundary between Bubanza Province to the south and Cibitoke Province to the north. It is a tributary of the Kagunuzi River, which it joins from the right, which in turn is a tributary of the Ruzizi River.
Gitenge–Kagunuzi and the Kaburantwa River are important tributaries on the east side of the Ruzizi river, with an estimated total hydroelectric potential of about 100 MW. The Gitenge River provides power to the 18 MW Mugere Hydroelectric Power Station. The reservoir allows regulation of the Kitenge with a view to the establishment of other power plants downstream.
In 2011 the KItenge River above the Rwegura Dam Lake had dried up completely. Some said Eucalyptus trees planted around the lake were said to be consuming large amounts of water. Another explanation was that deforestation and tea plantations had reduced the ability of the land to absorb water in the rainy season and release through seepage it in the dry season. Regideso Burundi was employing at least 400 workers to dig a 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) canal so the Inamunyiriri River would flow into the lake.
Gabriel Kitenge

Gabriel Kitenge was a Congolese and Katangese politician.
Gabriel Kitenge was a Songye from Katanga Province. In 1957, Kitenge founded, together with Belgian lawyer Antoine Rubbens and Director of mining company Union Minière du Haut-Katanga Jules Cousin [fr], one of the first political parties of the Congo, namely Union congolaise. He was the head of his party's delegation at the Belgo-Congolese Round Table Conference in order to prepare the transition towards independence. Partly because of its European roots, Union congolaise. was never successful. The party obtained one seat during the elections in May 1960 right before independence. Kitenge was put forward by the CONAKAT political party as a Senator in June 1960.
Eleven days after Congolese independence from Belgium, on 11 July 1960, President of the Provincial Assembly Moïse Tshombe declared the independence of the State of Katanga. At the start of the secession, four delegations were sent out to explain the government's point of view. The second delegation, led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Évariste Kimba, included Kitenge, Albert Nyembo, Cyprien Kayumba Mfumu wa Bwana, Léonard Kanyangala, and an ordinance officer, and left for Europe at the start of August. Five Secretariats of State were created in October 1960, thereby enlarging the government. Kitenge and other leaders of Union congolaise supported Tshombe. He became the Secretary of State of Public Works. His Chef de cabinet was Jean Vandekerkhove and deputy Chef de cabinet was Raphaël Kitenge Senga.
Although the several testimonies regarding the assassination of first Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba differ regarding the presence of Katangese government Ministers, Kitenge was certainly present during the assassination of Lumumba, Maurice Mpolo, and Joseph Okito, as well as during the mistreatment of the prisoners at the Brouwez farmhouse beforehand. On the day when the prisoners were transferred from Léopoldville to Élisabethville, Kitenge was doing a few test rounds of Austrian jeeps, together with Minister of Finance Jean-Baptiste Kibwe. Interior Minister Godefroid Munongo, on his way to Luano airport, told Kibwe that "three packages" would be delivered, namely the three Léopoldville politicians. Later that day, Kitenge and Kibwe attended the execution of Lumumba and his two colleagues, about sixty kilometres from Élisabethville. They were further accompanied by their colleagues Tshombe, Évariste Kimba, as well as Belgian officers.
In August 1961, a delegation consisting of Kitenge and Kibwe visited South Africa and met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Eric Louw.
After the end of the Katangese secession, Kitenge became an entrepreneur. He founded a bar in Likasi with an orchestra called Kite-Jazz and established a transport firm called Kite-trans.
In 1964, Kitenge unsuccessfully ran for Provincial President of Lomami against Dominique Manono.
In 1991, during the National Sovereign Conference [fr], Kitenge testified about his responsibility in Lumumba's assassination.
Claro Música: Me gusta

Claro Música: Me gusta fue un canal de televisión por suscripción colombiano enfocado en la programación musical de géneros latinoamericanos.
Fue lanzado en 2005 bajo el nombre de K Music (Actual emisora de radio online independiente que operaba Sistema JC Radio Colombia), relanzado en 2012 bajo el nombre de Canal Vallenato, y renombrado nuevamente el 16 de marzo de 2016 con su denominación Claro Música Lado A. En 2018, fue renombrado como «Claro Música: Me gusta». El 16 de noviembre de 2022 es remplazado por Radiola TV, el cual es realzando por parte de Claro Colombia enfocado en la música popular.
Miguel Morales (cantante)

Miguel Antonio Morales Campo (Valledupar, 26 de enero de 1960​) es un cantautor colombiano de música vallenata.​
Padre de Eva Sandrith,​ Kanner y Keyner (Los K Morales) y del fallecido cantante Kaleth Morales, de la llamada Nueva Ola del Vallenato. Es intérprete de varios temas románticos de este género, como Mi Diosa Humana, Acompáñame y Sirena encantada. Morales fue cofundador de la agrupación vallenata Los Diablitos al lado de Omar Geles.
Morales fue aspirante a la alcaldía de Valledupar en las elecciones regionales de 2011. En el 2016, Morales fue nombrado Director de la Casa de la Cultura de Valledupar por el alcalde Augusto Ramírez.
Nació en la ciudad de Valledupar, Cesar. Fue descubierto por Emilio Oviedo.​ A comienzos de los años ochenta, Miguel conoció en una parranda vallenata a Omar Geles. Con él fundaron la agrupación Los Diablitos, con la que grabaron siete trabajos discográficos.​
En 1991, en el marco de un festival vallenato, Morales se va de Los Diablitos porque quería conformar su propio conjunto. En 1992 se unió con Víctor Rey Reyes, con quien grabó dos trabajos discográficos: El pueblo quiere al cantante ―con temas como "Acompáñame" (de Fabián Corrales) y "El pueblo quiere al cantante" en homenaje a Rafael Orozco (de Morales)― y La diferencia ―con "Quiero saber tu verdad"―.
Nace en Bolívar (Colombia) un 17 de enero de 1975. En la ciudad de Valledupar empieza a estudiar acordeón desde los 11 años de edad. Participó en varios festivales. En 1986, obtuvo el primer lugar (categoría infantil) en un concurso en Villanueva, en 1990 (categoría Aficionados) en Fonseca, en 1992 fue declarado «rey aficionado», en 1996 participó en el Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata y fue declarado «rey vallenato», ganándole a Alfredo Gutiérrez y Beto Villa, por ejemplo.
Comenzó trabajando en la agrupación Raíces Vallenatas. Después pasó a integrar la agrupación de Miguel Morales.​
Natural de Barrancabermeja. Comenzó en el conjunto de los Hermanos Calderón quienes más adelante serían Los Gigantes del Vallenato. Formó un conjunto con Miguel Morales. Más adelante, el Rey forma otro conjunto con Jesús Manuel Estrada. Después con Jorge Luis Ortiz y por último con el cantante Gaby García. En el año 2000, el Rey Reyes se unió nuevamente con Miguel Morales.
Natural de Villanueva (Guajira), este acordeonista comenzó al lado de Daniel Celedón con el cual adquirió reconocimiento nacional. Más adelante conformó durante 7 años el conjunto vallenato Los Muchachos al lado de Osnaider Brito. Luego entró a La Gran Compañía con Ernesto Mendoza, y por último trabajó con Miguel Morales.
Festival de Música Vallenata en Guitarras

El Festival De música Vallenata En Guitarras​ es la principal festividad del municipio de Agustín Codazzi (Cesar), Además es uno de los eventos más popular y reconocido de la música vallenata en Colombia. También reconocido por el ministerio de cultura de Colombia. Se celebra a mediados del mes de agosto, el presidente ejecutivo de la fundación que organiza el certamen folclórico es Alfonso Quintero Araujo. Su XXXII edición se lleva a cabo del 16 al 19 de agosto de 2018
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Durante el Festival De música Vallenata En Guitarras se usa un formato y estilo de música tradicional en tríos, paseo y merengue en las cuales se premian las siguientes categorías:
En promedio se participan unos 80 artistas y una cantidad de espectadores en promedio de 10.000 personas por noche, el principal problema que afronta esta festividad es la baja capacidad hotelera​ que tiene el municipio por la gran cantidad de turista provenientes principalmente de la zona minera y Valledupar.
Su financiación está a cargo de la fundación de carácter privado y filantrópico además recibe aporte de la alcaldía municipal de Agustín Codazzi (Cesar), gobernación del cesar, ministerio de cultura de Colombia y diversas empresas privadas.
Un capítulo del folclor vallenato llevó a un grupo de personas prestantes del municipio a soñar y tejer la idea de crear y organizar un evento donde se discerniera sobre la esencia de ese folclor y se rescatara, desempolvando ese legado musical que durante una muy larga y brillante época hicieron estremecer los más profundos sentimientos del ser humano al interpretarse magistralmente una guitarra acompañada del canto alegre y sentimental de reconocidos ejecutores como: JULIO BOVEA, ALBERTO FERNANDEZ, GUILLERMO BUITRAGO, HERNANDO MARIN, CARLOS HUERTAS, LEANDRO DIAZ, EFRAIN BURGOS, ROBERTO CALDERON, GUSTAVO GUTIERRES, entre otros.​
El festival fue creado en 1987, fundado por El hoy extinto compositor Armando León Quintero Arzuaga y se celebraba anualmente en la plaza principal Simón Bolívar del municipio de Agustín Codazzi (Cesar) en la Tarima Alfonzo Ávila Quintero.​ A partir del 2014 se inaugurara el Parque de la Guitarra, en el cual se celebrara anualmente este importante evento cultural.
Parque de la Leyenda Vallenata

El Parque de la Leyenda Vallenata "Consuelo Araújo Noguera" es un conjunto arquitectónico diseñado por el arquitecto vallenato Santander Beleño Pérez, cuenta con una extensión de 23 hectáreas, ubicado al norte de la ciudad de Valledupar (Colombia), en la margen derecha del río Guatapurí.​ Está compuesto por un bosque de arbustos plantados en donde se halla la tarima 'Compae Chipuco' del Coliseo Cacique Upar con una capacidad de 32.000 espectadores, la sede de la Academia de Música Vallenata, un lago artificial, un conjunto de senderos peatonales y un extenso parqueadero público.
Ya a finales de los años 1990, la Plaza Alfonso López quedó pequeña dada la afluencia de visitantes locales, nacionales e internacionales por lo que fue necesaria la gestión de un escenario acorde con una de las fiestas folclóricas más importantes de Colombia.
La primera piedra para la construcción del parque se puso el día 6 de enero de 2000 día de la celebración de los 450 años de fundación de la ciudad, contó con la presencia del Presidente de la República Andrés Pastrana Arango y del expresidente Alfonso López Michelsen.​ La inauguración de la primera etapa del parque se realizó el 1 de agosto de 2003 en el homenaje de celebración del cumpleaños de "La Cacica" Consuelo Araújo Noguera,​ Ministra de la Cultura y promotora del Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata,​ asesinada en 2001 durante su secuestro por parte de las FARC y en cuya memoria se nombró el parque.
Desde el 24 de abril de 2004 en el parque se llevan a cabo los principales eventos del Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata.​ Antes de su construcción, las presentaciones del Festival se realizaban en la Tarima "Francisco El Hombre", ubicada en la Plaza Alfonso López de Valledupar.
En el parque se han realizado otros eventos como el concierto musical de Tony Meléndez el 17 de octubre de 2010, actos recreativos, ferias turísticas y comerciales como el Encuentro Nacional de Transporte Turístico, Escolar y Empresarial y el Encuentro Nacional de Directores de Núcleo de Desarrollo Educativo.​​....
Festival Vallenato (álbum del Binomio de Oro)

Festival Vallenato es el noveno trabajo discográfico del Binomio de Oro grabado por Codiscos y publicado el 22 de abril de 1982.​
La puya ¡Upa ja! interpretado por el Binomio ha sido utilizada por el Canal Telecaribe durante sus transmisiones en vivo del Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata cada año. Sus mayoes éxitos fueron Porque no te tengo, Corazón indolente, Mi pedazo de cielo, Esa, Lamento provinciano, Las coplas del Binomio y Las dudas de amor.
Las canciones Esa y Mi pedazo de cielo fueron parte de la banda sonora de la serie biográfica sobre Rafael Orozco, Rafael Orozco, el ídolo, y fueron interpretadas por el actor protagonista y exvocalista del Binomio de Oro, Alejandro Palacio.​​
Calixto Ochoa

Calixto Antonio Ochoa Campo (Valencia de Jesús, Valledupar, 14 de agosto de 1934 - Sincelejo, Sucre, 18 de noviembre de 2015) fue un cantante, compositor y acordeonero colombiano de vallenato.
Calixto Ochoa contrajo matrimonio con Dulsaides Bermúdez, sus hijos son Calixto, César, Rolando, Adonay, Jackelyn, Katia, Alba, y María Ochoa Bermúdez.​
Nació en Valencia de Jesús, Valledupar, el 14 de agosto de 1934, a los 19 años se marchó del hogar para recorrer las localidades vecinas haciendo lo que más le agradaba: cantar. De pueblo en pueblo, llegó a Sincelejo en 1956, donde realizó su primera grabación titulada «El lirio rojo» para el desaparecido sello Eco. Esta canción, que tuvo muy buena acogida en toda la Costa, le abrió las puertas de las grandes casas disqueras del país. Discos Fuentes fue la primera en llamarlo y fue artista exclusivo de ésta por más de una década. Tras trece años de trabajar para Discos Fuentes, probó con otras empresas, pero siempre volvió a la compañía con la que tantos triunfos obtuvo.
A Discos Fuentes se vinculó cuando, acompañado del conjunto de César Castro, fue descubierto por Antonio Fuentes y de inmediato compuso varios temas que se constituyeron en éxito en todo el país, hecho que le mereció contrato de exclusividad con la disquera.​ Más tarde Calixto Ochoa tuvo el honor de estar en Los Corraleros de Majagual, cuando Antonio Fuentes lo fundó. Luego formó Calixto Ochoa y su Grupo, y por último creó la agrupación Calixto Ochoa y Los Papaupas, cuyo nombre surgió luego de una presentación en Venezuela, donde el cacique de la región llevó ese nombre.
Calixto se coronó Rey Vallenato en el Festival de 1970 con los temas «El gavilán castigador» y «La puya regional». Las obras de Calixto son las vivencias de personajes y situaciones que forman parte de la vida en la costa, por la tradición fiestera de sus gentes. Compuso con Los Corraleros éxitos como «El Calabacito», «El amigo Chan» y «Remanga». Con sus agrupaciones los temas destacados fueron «Charanga Campesina», «El niño inteligente», «El arbolito Sabanero», «Mata e´caña» y tantos que recorrieron el continente.​
Tanto con Los Corraleros de Majagual como con sus propios conjuntos, realizó actuaciones en diferentes países del exterior, de los cuales se destacan Venezuela, Estados Unidos, Costa Rica, Panamá, Ecuador, Nicaragua, República Dominicana, México. En este último país, a principios de los 90 y por invitación de Aniceto Molina, realizó una grabación con el conjunto Luz Roja de San Marcos, de título Huevo sin sal y en la que se incluyen canciones anteriormente grabadas con sus agrupaciones.
Falleció el 18 de noviembre de 2015 a las 6:45 de la mañana en la clínica Santa María de Sincelejo.​ El compositor de 81 años sufrió una isquemia y problemas renales,​ según confirmaron fuentes familiares.​
Entre las composiciones musicales de Calixto Ochoa figuran:
Patricia Teherán Romero

Patricia Teherán Romero (10 June 1969 Cartagena de Indias – 19 January 1995 Loma de Arena, Santa Catalina) was a Colombian singer and composer, considered the most important female vocalist in the history of vallenato.
In 1988, she was discovered by Graciela Ceballos, who invited her to be part of a new musical project consisting only of women, which became known as Las Musas del Vallenato, with whom she recorded three LPs. The last of these, called Explosivas y Sexys, marked the end of her collaboration with Las Musas and the beginning of a new project called Las Diosas del Vallenato.
Patricia Teherán composed her first song, titled "Dueño de mi pasión", for the album Con aroma de mujer.
In 1995, the car that she was riding in from Barranquilla to Cartagena after signing the participation of the Goddesses of Vallenato in the Carnival of Barranquilla, when at 4:30 in the afternoon, at Loma de Arena, one of the tires exploded and the vehicle moving at high speed lost control, resulting in the vehicle overturning.
Jean Carlos Centeno

Evel Antonio Jiménez Centeno, known in the artistic world as Jean Carlos Centeno (born November 11 in Cabimas, Zulia) is a Colombian-Venezuelan singer and composer of vallenato, bolero and salsa. Centeno gained fame as singer and composer for the vallenato group Binomio de Oro de America. On December 31, 2005 Centeno left the Binomio de Oro to pursue his own vallenato group along accordionist Juan Fernando "Morre" Romero. In 2006 Centeno and Romero released the album Ave Libre.
Centeno's parents are Ebel Jiménez and Miryan Centeno whom as a child, at only 3 months old of age, took him to Villanueva, La Guajira, in Colombia and left him with María Elena Jiménez due to financial hardships. Centeno's grandfather Reynaldo was a musician, played the trumpet and the drums. At the age of 14 years financial hardships forced him to work on the streets selling snacks, worked as a farm boy and took care of kids to survive. He traveled around town in the Department of La Guajira also singing at parties. He dreamed of becoming a ballads singer or soap opera actor.
In 1992 participated along Poncho Cotes Jr in a song contest in the Colombian town of San Juan del Cesar, in La Guajira. The song "Un ángel mas en el cielo" of his authorship was a dedication to his role model singer Rafael Orozco Maestre, then recently deceased, and lead singer of the Binomio de Oro de America vallenato group.
Israel Romero the accordionist from the Binomio de Oro de America became interested on Centeno's talent and hired him as backup singer for the group. Centeno sang the group hits "No te vayas", "Celos", "Manantial de amor", among others and also got to be recorded by the Binomio de Oro; "Volvió el dolor", "Me ilusioné", "Amigo el corazón" and "Me vas a extrañar".
On December 31, 2005 Centeno decided to leave Binomio de Oro and joined initially accordionist Robert Urbina, but later teamed up with Israel Romero's nephew, Juan Fernando "El Morre" Romero to create their own vallenato group.
Leandro Díaz (composer)

Leandro José Díaz Duarte (February 20, 1928 – June 22, 2013) was a Colombian vallenato music composer. He is mostly known for his ability to compose very descriptive and narrative vallenato songs despite his blindness. His songs have been recorded by many Colombian musicians including Carlos Vives, Diomedes Díaz, Jorge Oñate, Iván Villazón, among others.
During the 38th version of the Vallenato Legend Festival, Diaz was proclaimed "King for Life of the Vallenato Legend Festival" along with Rafael Escalona, Emiliano Zuleta Baquero, Calixto Ochoa, Adolfo Pacheco and Tobías Enrique Pumarejo.
Díaz was born in a farm named "La Casa de Alto Pino" in the locality known as Lagunita de la Sierra then corregimiento of Hatonuevo in the Commissary of La Guajira which in 1928 pertained to the municipality of Barrancas.
Díaz was born blind but that was not an impediment for him to develop a sense of the world he could not see. His parents took him to the Virgin of El Carmen festivities every year, vacation time in which his cousins visited him and sang to him for fun. He composed his first song at the age of 17 years and named it "La Loba de Ceniza".
On October 4, 1948, Díaz decided to move to Hatonuevo where he participated in numerous parties with friends and which he was always asked to sing. He met local musician "Chico Bolaño" and established a friendship. Bolaño died shortly, death that inspired Díaz to compose the song "Mañana".
Díaz began to travel the region as a singer and established for a while in village of Tocaimo, located in the Department of Cesar, between the municipalities of Codazzi and San Diego. while living in Tocaimo, Díaz composed the song "Los Tocaimeros", in which he mentioned every single family name in town. He also composed two of his most renowned songs "Matilde Lina" and the "Diosa Coronada" whose intro inspired the Colombian Nobel laureate in Literature Gabriel García Márquez and appeared in the beginning of the novel Love in the Time of Cholera.
He also composed during time the songs "La Primavera" and "La Ford Modelo" among others. Another hit song, recorded by vallenato singer Jorge Oñate, was "A mi no me Consuela Nadie". Diaz met vallenato accordionist Pedro Julio Castro, a native of San Juan del Cesar and traveled the region for gigs.
Díaz then met Elena Clementina Ramos, with whom he ended up having eight children, including singer Ivo Díaz. In 1993 Ivo composed the song "Dame tu Alma" to honor his father. The song won at the Vallenato Legend Festival as best song. He is the father of three children.
Jorge Celedón

Jorge Celedón also known as Jorgito Celedón is a Colombian musician and singer of vallenato music. Celedón was one of the backup singers for the vallenato group Binomio de Oro de America who joined after the death of Rafael Orozco Maestre. In 1998, he decided to create his own vallenato group and teamed with accordionist Jimmy Zambrano.
Celedon grew up singing vallenato making him a very good singer. His first performance was with his uncle Daniel Celedón in his own group called Doble Poder (Double Power). This helped him to become a great star of vallenato by the time he was an adult.
Celedon and his vallenato group were nominated for the Latin Grammy Awards on August 29 2007 in Miami. At the 8th Annual Latin Grammy Awards ceremony held on November 8 2007 in Las Vegas, United States, Celedón and accordionist Jimmy Zambrano received the award in the category Cumbia/Vallenato for their album Son... Para El Mundo (Sony BMG Music/North) . In July 2008, he performed in front of president George W. Bush at an event at the White House in celebration of Colombian independence day.
Binomio de Oro de América
Jorgito Celedón becomes a lead singer
A Latin Grammy Award is an accolade by the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. Jorge Celedón has received the award four times from six nominations.
A Premio Nuestra Tierra is an accolade that recognizes outstanding achievement in the Colombian music industry. Jorge Celedón has received four nominations.
Rafael Orozco Maestre

Rafael José Orozco Maestre (March 24, 1954 – June 11, 1992) was a Colombian singer of vallenato music. He was one of the major representatives of Colombian popular folk music and was lead singer and co-founder, alongside fellow accordionist Israel Romero, of the vallenato group Binomio de Oro de América, which was very popular in Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela.
Orozco was born in Becerril, Cesar. He was assassinated by gunmen in front of his house in Barranquilla, Atlántico, during his daughter's 15th birthday party (quinceañera). It is believed the assassins were hired by a drug lord whose wife or girlfriend was obsessed with Orozco. It has been alleged that Orozco had a sentimental relationship with a young woman named Maria Angelica Navarro Ogliasti, identified as the girlfriend of Medellin Cartel hitman Jose Reinaldo Fiallo, who was himself murdered in November 1992 on orders of Pablo Escobar.
Orozco grew up in the small town of Becerril close to Valledupar. As a child he sold water that he collected in the Maracas River together with his donkey "El Ñato". He initially wanted to be an accordionist like his father. He attended High School at the Colegio Nacional Loperena in Valledupar.
In 1975 after High School, he recorded two albums with accordion player Emilio Oviedo. The title of her first album was Adelante and The second one was named Con entusiasmo.
In 1976, he met accordion player Israel Romero at a party and they became friends. Two months later they founded the musical group Binomio de Oro de América, with this group they won three Congos de Oro at the Barranquilla's Carnival, 16 gold records and two platinum records for millionaire sales worldwide.
In 1991, Orozco wrote the song Solo Para Ti, dedicated to his wife, a song that would be an international success.
Rafael Orozco Maestre married Clara Elena Cabello Sarmiento in the church of Santa Bernardita in Barranquilla, on March 5, 1976. They had three daughters, Kelly Johanna, Wendy Giolanny and Loraine. He studied several semesters of Business Administration at the Caribbean Autonomous University before dedicating himself to music.
From 1977 to 1991 the Binomio de Oro recorded 20 albums not counting special contributions to other artist on different compilations, interrupted with the death of lead singer Rafael Orozco.
In 2014, Caracol TV, the largest Colombian television station, started airing a telenovela titled Rafael Orozco, el ídolo, about the life of Rafael Orozco Maestre.
The Family Madrigal

"The Family Madrigal" is a song from Disney's animated musical film Encanto (2021), released as part of the film's soundtrack on November 19, 2021, by Walt Disney Records. It was written by American singer-songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda, and sung almost entirely by American actress Stephanie Beatriz, featuring a small refrain by American actress Olga Merediz; "The Family Madrigal" is the opening number of Encanto, and is performed by the protagonists Mirabel and Alma Madrigal, respectively, in the film.
Mirabel introduces her multigenerational Colombian family and their magical powers to the audience with the song, which has been described as an uptempo vallenato tune with a rap outro. Music critics complimented its folk instrumentation and upbeat nature. Commercially, it reached numbers 7, 18, and 20 on the UK Singles, the Irish Singles, and the US Billboard Hot 100 charts.
"The Family Madrigal" is a song from Disney's 2021 animated musical fantasy film, Encanto. It is the opening song of the film's soundtrack, released by Walt Disney Records on November 19, 2021. "The Family Madrigal" was written by American musician Lin-Manuel Miranda. It is mostly sung by American actress Stephanie Beatriz, who voices the film's protagonist, Mirabel Madrigal. Olga Merediz, who provides the singing voice for Mirabel's grandmother Alma "Abuela" Madrigal, appears briefly in the song.
"The Family Madrigal" is a vallenato tune, driven by Colombian folk instruments such as an accordion, caja vallenata and guacharaca. Mirabel performs the song to introduce the film's core characters—the Madrigal family—and their magical "gifts" to the audience. Miranda stated the song was inspired by "Belle", the opening song in Beauty and the Beast (1991). The melody of Abuela's verse is the same as that of "Dos Oruguitas".
Billboard writer Katie Atkinson called the song an "impossibly peppy" track. ScreenRant critic Jeremy Crabb praised its catchy melody and said it "does a good job introducing each character of the family and the abilities they possess", while the same website's Martyn Warren said "it's an energetic and fun song that is sure to be one that anyone will surely dance, or at the very least, smile along with." Drew Taylor of The Wrap wrote the song delivers "what is essentially exposition in the catchiest way possible.
"The Family Madrigal" has peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart, and number 18 on the Irish Singles Chart, and 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
25th Annual Latin Grammy Awards

The 25th Annual Latin Grammy Awards took place on November 14, 2024, at Kaseya Center in collaboration with Miami-Dade County and the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB). The awards honored recordings released between June 1, 2023, and May 31, 2024. It was the third time the ceremony takes place at Kaseya Center after 2003 and 2020. Puerto Rican actress Roselyn Sánchez hosted the ceremony.
Colombian singer and 18-time Latin Grammy winner Carlos Vives was honored as the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year. Musicians and singers Albita, Lolita Flores, Alejandro Lerner, Los Ángeles Azules, Draco Rosa and Lulu Santos were honored with the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. The nominations were announced via a virtual livestream on September 17, 2024, presented by Natalia Lafourcade, Luis Fonsi, Gilberto Gil, Juanes, Gente de Zona, Draco Rosa and Nathy Peluso. Mexican-American producer and songwriter Édgar Barrera led the nominations (for the second consecutive year) with nine, followed by Karol G and Bad Bunny, both with eight; Kevyn Mauricio Cruz with six, and Peso Pluma and Juan Luis Guerra with five.
Premiere ceremony
Main ceremony
The nominations were announced on September 17, 2024. Winners appear first and highlighted in bold.
In March 2024, the Latin Recording Academy announced several changes for different categories:
The following received multiple nominations:
Latin Grammy Award for Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album

The Latin Grammy Award for Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album is an honor presented annually at the Latin Grammy Awards, a ceremony that recognizes excellence and creates a wider awareness of cultural diversity and contributions of Latin recording artists in the United States and internationally. The award goes to solo artists, duos, or groups for releasing vocal or instrumental albums containing at least 51% of new recordings.
To date, the award has only been presented to artists originating from Colombia. It was first awarded to Los Hermanos Zuleta for the album Cien Días De Bohemia in 2006.
Jorge Celedón holds the record of most wins in the category with five awards out of seven nominations. The ensemble Binomio de Oro de América holds the record for most nominations without a win with four.
Each year is linked to the article about the Latin Grammy Awards held that year.
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