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¡Qué viva Pasto, carajo!�
They won the soccer championship and Lidia Consuelo López, de Nariño won the Gran Premio Mono Núñez 20006 in the vocal part.
It is very nice to listen to our traditional music and to learn that there are many young contestants
From Daniel Samper Pizano (click here for full article)
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Ginebra es un pueblo caliente que se recuesta en el valle del rÃo Cauca entre viñedos y cañaduzales. Siestea casi todo el año, pero durante seis dÃas se pone patas arriba. Sus 20 mil habitantes se multiplican por diez, el sancocho de gallina hierve en cantidades bÃblicas, hipnotiza estómagos el guiso de Haydée Tascón y la villa se convierte en meca del bambuco. Asà ocurre desde hace 32 años, cuando unas monjas montaron folclóricos saraos escolares que, con el tiempo y el impulso de un grupo de melómanos encabezado por el legendario bandolista Benigno Núñez, se convirtieron en máxima vitrina de la música andina colombiana. Hoy se llama Festival Mono Núñez, y dispensa los Premios Nobel del género. Invitado como jurado del Festival “en representación de la ignoranciaâ€? y como escribano de cuatro músicos sabios, acabo de vivir lo que miles de bambulocos de toda Colombia esperan con ansiedad anual: el equivalente cachaco del Festival Vallenato. Y, además, me llamaban "Maestro".
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Certifico que el viejo bambuco está vivo y coleando, y que quienes más lo cultivan no son los viejos sino los jóvenes. Entre los 66 concursantes del 2006 solo 11 pasaban de los 40 años, y la mayorÃa tenÃa menos de 25. No eran campesinos con olor a ordeño, sino muchachos de pelo largo, tatuaje y barba, y chicas de piercings y descaderados que se dedican a estudiar, interpretar y recrear la música montañera. Conocà verdaderos genios, intérpretes asombrosos que superaron severas pruebas de conservatorio y lagrimean con la guabina sin que por ello dejen de interesarles el rock y la hamburguesa. Su elevada condición académica le resta al Festival algo de la vieja espontaneidad de los bambuqueros de uña larga y diente de oro con los que cantábamos en aguardientoso coro “Pueblito viejoâ€?, pero le confiere extraordinario nivel musical, donde caben experimentos de composición y hasta de descomposición. Abundan los herederos de Morales Pino, el Escalona del bambuco; lamentablemente, faltan letristas. Por eso muchas de las nuevas partituras asombran por su refinamiento pero decepcionan por el palabrerÃo trillado y patriotero. Se necesitan más compositores como la antioqueña Sonia MartÃnez, una mujer llena de música y de gracia.
Click on the pic for full article "’El Mono’ fue para Santander y Pasto"
By webmanco on Jul 6, 2006, 17:19 in Friendly Talkzone.
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Colombiche says on Jul 6, 2006, 20:17: Yo me voy a poner una camiseta que diga: "Soy de Pasto". No me den trago extranjero, que es caro y no sabe a bueno.... (Rafael Godoy) |
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Monpirri says on Jul 6, 2006, 20:27: Felicitaciones a Pasto! y toda su gente, porque poco a poco van a tener muchas más triunfos. Annette Taddeo for US Congress 2008 |
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Monpirri says on Jul 7, 2006, 10:02: Translate what? Vallenato Festivals are now almost every where in Colombia. There was one in Bogota not too long ago. They have Vallenato festivals in Valledupar, Sincelejo, Barranquilla, Sta. Marta y "Epa je" Annette Taddeo for US Congress 2008 |
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elmodefoque says on Jul 7, 2006, 10:25: pasto??? where the hell is that?? it don't sound like a place i would wanna be from. over 5 million colombianos in USA and only 27 barranquilleros, i'm one.Curramba, el mejor vividero del mundo! |
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elmodefoque says on Jul 7, 2006, 10:43: I remember going to a bar in Queens, NYC called “septimo cielo� notorious Colombian drug dealers hang out. I was there with a Colombian friend also raised in NYC. Most of the Mafiosos were from Cali. One of them ask me if I was Pastuso. I turn and ask my buddy in English “hey, what did that modefoque just called me? My friend told me that he was trying to insult me but don’t say anything back, cause all had guns. I said, I don’t give a chit. I got up (I was a foot taller than the caleño) and told that little modefoque , “mira cachaco malpario, pastuso! tu maldita madre que te cago gran hijueputa� right away he knew I was costeño, no where near Pasto. over 5 million colombianos in USA and only 27 barranquilleros, i'm one.Curramba, el mejor vividero del mundo! |
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Desideria (Moderator) says on Jul 7, 2006, 11:57: Pasto is fine I like Pasto and the Pastusos. I like southerners actually better in Colombia than people from the north. It's not a big, glamorous party town: it's pervaded by the Andean influence and looks to the south, to Ecuador and to the Pacific. People there are very nice, quite parrochial and a little naive; at least that's what the rest of Colombia thinks about them. They are great artisans and peaceful folk. "I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them."-President George W. Bush |
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Monpirri says on Jul 7, 2006, 14:02: Desideria Todo lo sabes y lo sabes muy bien. Annette Taddeo for US Congress 2008 |
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Lauthra says on Jul 7, 2006, 14:09: I personally hate Pasto and the Pastuso accent. They people are fine and very polite, but their town is extremely dull and cold...And the accent it's just so weird... Congratulations to them anyways. Nato (='.'=) |
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Monpirri says on Jul 7, 2006, 14:10: The GoodFellas I saw the movie, the mafia story behind GoodFellas. Annette Taddeo for US Congress 2008 |
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Lauthra says on Jul 7, 2006, 14:12: What on earth are you spamming about Monpirri? Nato (='.'=) |
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Monpirri says on Jul 7, 2006, 14:23: Who's Spamming Who? Could it Be You? I was referring to the gangster story above. Annette Taddeo for US Congress 2008 |
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corazon en colombia says on Jul 7, 2006, 14:27: How cold is Pasto? Colder than Bogota? Colder than Canada? Please define cold... Colombia = paradiso |
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Desideria (Moderator) says on Jul 7, 2006, 14:29: I'm not trying to be the sabelotodo here. I think Pasto and pastusos have gotten a lot of bad crap both here and in Colombia in general. The caleños have this love/hate relationship with the people from the south in general. I think it's a pity. Cali also looks to the south and for example, the caleño cuisine is heavily influenced by the cuisine in Cauca and Nariño provinces. The loveliest people I've met in Colombia come from the southwest, Guapà and Tumaco. "I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them."-President George W. Bush |
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Monpirri says on Jul 7, 2006, 14:33: It's getting close to dinner time I am going have to go. Annette Taddeo for US Congress 2008 |
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corazon en colombia says on Jul 7, 2006, 14:43: Every country has one group that they like to make fun of, Pastuso jokes in Colombia are like red-neck jokes in the US. Colombia = paradiso |
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Desideria (Moderator) says on Jul 7, 2006, 16:03: not that cold about the same as Bogotá. The nights can be pretty chilly but otherwise it's not too bad. If you're planning to go there bring a sweater. "I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them."-President George W. Bush |
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kat1 (Moderator) says on Jul 7, 2006, 16:09: Pasto it's very nice traditional town, I think it's very pretty. i went there years ago with my husband. did you know we went with a renault 4 half way to the galeras volcano, i had to stop my husband to keep climbing because I was 6 month pregnant and my tummy hurst, so he stopped the car half way and he and my brother climbed the rest to the top. i think i was mad in that time engage brain before opening mouth |
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corazon en colombia says on Jul 7, 2006, 16:21: Cold? Okay so because I was curious I checked out weather for Pasto this week highs between 75-78. Is this cold to y'll? Where are you living? Sounds good to me. Colombia = paradiso |
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webmanco says on Jul 8, 2006, 06:34: Pasto Festival Blancos y Negros Artesania en Ceramica La Corota Sanquianga Volcan Gobernación de Nariño De Turismo por Nariño I wonder how the Cuy looks like, it seems to be one of the department icons, that´s where the name for the Deportivo Pasto call themselfves after "Cuiyanos"  Antonio Navarro from Pasto But, I'm going to start making some assumptions here.... Which means I might actually end up making an ass out of myself ..........Thu 04 17, 2008 11:34 am |
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kat1 (Moderator) says on Jul 9, 2006, 01:57: I thought it was you GD :P engage brain before opening mouth |
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Desideria (Moderator) says on Jul 9, 2006, 02:06: cuy http://www.rickandshashi.com/all_about_the_guinea_pig.htm "I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them."-President George W. Bush |
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webmanco says on Jul 9, 2006, 09:11: I though it was a lot more like a Chiguiro Thanks Desi for the link, I don´t want to be a Cuy, no matter how good it taste. Cuy Cuy served Buen Provecho It's All About the Guinea Pig (Cuy)! Click here for full article Cuy in the realm of cuisine is both its most obvious and common usage in the Andes. Foreign visitors to Ecuadorian and Peruvian cities are often struck by the sights, sounds, and smells of roast cuy being sold on the streets just as hot dogs are sold in the United States. Live cuys are sold at markets, and restaurants often feature an assortment of cuy dishes. Methods of preparation include but are certainly not limited to: broiling, usually with an oil or lard glaze; roasting; frying, known as chactado or frito which involves hammering the meat first; in soups or broths, called locro de cuy; boiled or chanka de conejo; and barbequed, prepared by and for the community and locally called pachamanca. Upper class dining establishments have begun to sophisticate traditional methods of preparation by incorporating the meat into foreign dishes such as cuy fricassee or cuy casseroles, but roasted cuy is almost universally accepted to be the best way to eat it. Supposedly roast cuy best showcases the best qualities of the cuy: sweet, smoky, aesthetically pleasing, a homogeneous temperature, and served whole. Roast cuy is also the most labor intensive means of preparation, limiting its consumption to special occasions and celebrations. To be served roasted cuy in an Andean household is to be honored with particular distinction, equivalent to killing the “fatted calf� in English idiom. (A lyric in a popular Quechuan folk song is “Hey old lady, if you want me to be your son-in-law, open your door and serve me a whole cuy.�) But, I'm going to start making some assumptions here.... Which means I might actually end up making an ass out of myself ..........Thu 04 17, 2008 11:34 am |
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kat1 (Moderator) says on Jul 9, 2006, 09:29: They are soo cute, look at They are so cute, look at it little eyes it's like saying don't eat me don't eat me, how can somebody eat them. buahhhhhh *crying* engage brain before opening mouth |
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webmanco says on Jul 9, 2006, 10:41: But, I'm going to start making some assumptions here.... Which means I might actually end up making an ass out of myself ..........Thu 04 17, 2008 11:34 am |
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webmanco says on Sep 22, 2006, 08:17: Andrés Hurtado There was a reality show from RCN Televisión in Colombia aimed to kids, the winner of the first edition was Andrés Hurtado, from Pasto. But, I'm going to start making some assumptions here.... Which means I might actually end up making an ass out of myself ..........Thu 04 17, 2008 11:34 am |
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