"La Rebelión" is a salsa song written and performed by the Colombian singer Joe Arroyo. The song tells the story of a married African couple, slaves of a Spaniard, in Cartagena in the 17th century. The recording featured a piano solo by Chelito De Castro. The song was an international hit.
"Colombia Tierra Querida" is a song written by Lucho Bermúdez in the Colombian cumbia genre. It is also the name of the 1970 album by Bermúdez, released on CBS Records, that introduced the song.
"El Año Viejo" is a song written by the Colombian songwriter Crescencio Salcedo in the cumbia genre. First recorded in 1953, the song has been described as "the legitimate and necessary hymn to say goodbye to the new year."
"El Preso" is a song recorded by Fruko y sus Tesos. It was released in 1975 with vocals by Wilson Saoko. The song was composed by the band's percussionist Álvaro Velásquez. Joe Arroyo provided the vocals.
"La Pollera Colorá" is a Colombian cumbia song. It was composed in 1960 as an instrumental by clarinetist Juan Madera Castro. Singer-songwriter Wilson Choperena composed the lyrics in 1962.
"Soy Colombiano" is a Colombian song in the bambuco style written by Rafael Godoy. It was first recorded in 1945 by Eduardo Armani and his orchestra.
"Alicia Adorada" is a Colombian song written and performed by Juancho Polo Valencia.
"Se Va el Caimán" is a song written by the Colombian songwriter, José María Peñaranda, in the cumbia genre. It was first recorded by the Eduardo Armani orchestra in 1945.
"La Piragua" is a song written by the Colombian songwriter, José Barros, in the cumbia genre.
"Pueblito Viejo" is a Colombian waltz written by José A. Morales. The song was inspired by the steep, cobbled streets of Socorro, Santander, where Morales spent his childhood. It won a gold record in 1966.
"El Camino de la Vida" is a Colombian song written in 1986 by Héctor Ochoa Cárdenas. It was popularized by the recording of the song by Arboleda y Valencia.
"La Ruana" is a Colombian bambuco song written by José Macías y Luis Carlos González. It was popularized in a recording from the 1950s by Obdulio y Julián.
"Carmen de Bolívar" is a Colombian song written and performed by Lucho Bermúdez. The song, released in 1958, is about Bermudez's home town, El Carmen de Bolívar in Colombia's Bolívar Department.
"Bunde Tolimense" is a Colombian song written by Alberto Castilla in 1914 and popularized in the 1950s with a recording by Los Tolimenses. In 1959, it was adopted as the official anthem of Colombia's Tolima Department.
"Ay Mi Llanura" is a Colombian song in the joropo genre written and performed by Arnulfo Briceño. The song pays tribute to the majesty of the plains of Colombia's Meta Department. In 1967, it won first prize in the VI Festival de la Canción Colombiana. In 1979, it was adopted as the official anthem of the Meta Department.
"El Cafetero" is an instrumental song in the pasillo genre written by Maruja Hinestroza Rosero.
"Cachipay" is a Colombian song in the pasillo genre written by Emilio Murillo. It was popularized through a recording by Jaime Llano González.
"Carmentea" is a Colombian song in the joropo genre written by Miguel Ángel Martín. It was popularized through a recording by Luis Ariel Rey. The song became an anthem of llanero folklore.
"La Gata Golosa" is a Colombian song written in 1912 by Fulgencio García. It was originally titled "Soacha" but was retitled by Garcia in honor of a famous Bogota restaurant.
"Guabina Chiquinquireña" is a Colombian instrumental song in the guabina rhythm written by Alberto Urdaneta.
