Glossary of Colombian Music - V

V

• vallenato - A form of accordion-based music, related to música tropical and cumbia, and originally associated with the Atlantic Coast
• vallenato-protesta - A form of vallenato-based protest song
• verbena - Free street parties held during the December Feria and sponsored by the city of Cali
• viejoteca - Dance parties, originally appearing in 1993 for senior citizens but later appealing to middle-aged partygoers and finally abandoning any age restrictions; these viejotecas became associated with a revival of the agüelulos and nightclub scenes of the 1960s and 70s; originally from Cali, viejotecas have spread to Medellin and Cartagena