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Most popular music genres in Colombia 2020

Published by

A. Guttmann,

Jan 5, 2023

During a 2020 study conducted in Colombia, 61.7 percent of respondents said they had listened to vallenato music throughout the week preceding the survey. This is a genre created in the Caribbean region of that South American country. Merengue and salsa ranked second, mentioned by nearly 56 percent of the interviewees.

Most listened-to music genres in Colombia as of September 2020

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Characteristic	Share of respondents
Vallenato	61.7%
Merengue / salsa	55.9%
Ballads	47%
Reggaeton	40.9%
Rancheras / corridos prohibidos	36.6%
Despecho music	28.5%
Rock	27.4%
Pop	25.9%
Techno / dance / house	20.1%
Reggae, soca, champeta	19.7%
Bolero	17.3%
Classical music	15.8%
Llanera (joropos, pasaje, seis)	12.7%
Hip-Hop / rap	12.4%
Guasca music	10.9%
Tango	9.8%
Andean music	8.4%
Music from the Pacific (marimba, chirímia, etc.)	8%
Jazz / blues / soul	7.8%
Gaita / bullerengue / millo / banda pelayera	5%
Other	6.6%

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Details: Colombia; August and September 2020; 14,825 respondents; 12 years and older; Only among the population of capital cities of municipal districts; people who listened to recorded music during the week preceding the data collection; Questionnaire

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Source

DANE (Colombia)

Survey by

DANE (Colombia)

Survey name

Encuesta de Consumo Cultural (ECC)

Published by

DANE (Colombia)

Source link

dane.gov.co

Release date

December 2020

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Region

Colombia

Survey time period

August and September 2020

Number of respondents

14,825 respondents

Age group

12 years and older

Special properties

Only among the population of capital cities of municipal districts; people who listened to recorded music during the week preceding the data collection

Method of interview

Questionnaire

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