Pacific Region

PACIFIC REGION 

Pacific region is composed by Choco, Valle del cauca, Cauca and Nariño departments in a population, that predominates afrocolombians,  characterized by they fishing activities.

Afrocolombians

  INSTRUMENTS 

The chonta marimba is a typical music, instrument hand crafted with Guadua consists of 23 wood  sheets and 23 Bamboo pipe which gives a characteristic sound typical of the region, 

with the coconut fiber and banana straws manufacture hats, hamper and handbags which are made by women and children.

DANCES 

Within dances they have traditional rhythms such as:

Contradanza

Jota

Polka

Black expressions