Glossary of Colombian Music - P

P

• pachanga - An early form of New York salsa, popular in Colombia during the 1960s, especially in the city of Cali
• pachuco - An iconic figure, a "ruffian and a hustler... an antihero", especially important in the culture surrounding the Zona de tolerancia
• parrandero - A typical lyrical focus of the more macho side of popular cumbia, referring to a boasting, aggressive and sexual "party-going man"
• pasillo - A lyric song form from the Andean region
• el paso Caleño - A traditional dance step from the city of Cali, characterized by a "rapid 'double-time' shuffle on the tips of the toes"
• pasta americana - Carrito slang referring to the thicker and higher quality vinyl of American records
• picó - Derived from the English pickup, a large sound system among DJs in Cartagena and Barranquilla during the 1980s
• pop tropical - A form of mid-1990s pop-salsa
• porro - A music genre. A village brass band; a song form performed by the flute-and-drum ensembles of the Atlantic coast region, as well as mid-20th century urban dance orquestas