El Retiro: A Bambuco - By Alfredo Mejia Vallejo / arr. Guillermo G. Arenas

El Retiro is a city in Colombia in the east region of the department (state) of Antioquia and is where the composer presently resides. This composition, written by Mejia Vallejo and arranged by Guillermo Gonzales Arenas is a Bambuco. A Bambuco is an original folk music form that is very popular as a Colombian national dance and is associated with the many music festivals celebrating Colombian traditions. EL RETIRO is a band arrangement of the kind of Bambuco that is often played at concerts throughout Colombia.