This Friday, March 25th, the coronation of Valeria Charris will be held in Barranquilla as queen of the Carnival of Barranquilla 2022, after almost two years without the realization of carnestolendas.
The show will be called 'Monarchy: Tradition and the Rebirth of Carnival' and will be given by Mónica Lindo and Juliette de Alba. The event, according to the organization, is the staging that will pay tribute to the natural leadership of the Kings of the Barranquilla Carnival.
The Sovereigns of the Festival will personify the indigenous, Spanish and African ethnic groups to remind us of the importance of brotherhood, inclusion, resilience and new opportunities. The staging has the participation of more than 400 artists on stage.
The coronation show has seven great scenes that begin with a historical journey since 1560 with the incursion of flamenco and the double pass, reaching 1713 in San Basilio de Palenque with the presentation of bullerengue, mapalé, black dance, drums from my land, bilanda and champeta. Then, triethnicity will hit the stage with rhythms such as cumbia, tropipop, Joeson and tropical.
The Dance of Scribble and the Birds add color and tradition, giving way to the awakening of Carnival with the inclusion of rhythms such as salsa, bachata and merengue. A medley with themes from countries such as Venice, Bolivia and Brazil will burst into showing the folklore rhythms of those countries, which give way for 'La Marimonda', the official theme of the Queen of the Carnival of Barranquilla Valeria Charris Salcedo to take over the stage in the company of King Momo Kevin Torres and all the dancers that are part of this.
The coronation show features the participation of Ballet Puerta de Oro, Fundación Destellos, Fuerza Negra, Federmann Brito Artistic Foundation, Matuna Group, Nativos, Las Vitaminas, Afroquilla, Cumbiamba La Misma Vaina, the Barranquilla Cultural Corporation of Mónica Lindo, Estefania Caicedo Cultural Corporation, Luis Artistic Corporation Soto, Comparsa África Mía, Comparsa Torito in Carnaval, the Atlantic Wheelchair Basketball Team, the Voluminous Dance Group BAQ and the Rumbon de Las Nieves, group led by our King Momo Kevin Torres Salcedo, among others.
The coronation night will end with a super concert with the samarium singer and Latin Grammy Award winner Carlos Vives, who will pay tribute to all the women 'Curramberas', 'the prince of carnival' Checo Acosta great honoree at the Orchestra Festival, and 'the president of the champeta' Mr. Black
Queen Valeria will wear the creation 'Eclipse in the Swamp of Mallorquín', a tribute to the unstoppable city that grows and develops without limits. To an ambitious city project that is present in the world. It is also a tribute to the mangroves, nature and flora of our ecosystem, designed and made by Alfredo Barraza. For his part, King Momo wears 'Back to Joy', inspired by his comparsa Rumbón de Las Nieves and the colors of Brazil and Jamaica, a creation of the students of the School of Fashion Design of the Autonomous University of the Caribbean.
The coronation of the Kings of the Barranquilla Carnival, Valeria Charris Salcedo and Kevin Torres Valdés, is the opportunity for visitors and locals to enjoy a show with artists of international renown, demonstrating that we are leaders in the revival of this type of shows nationwide, complying with all the measures of biosecurity to be this a safer and more responsible Carnival.
The recommendation to all carnivaleros is to carry the vaccination card with a complete vaccination schedule and masks, strengthening the slogan of the Mayor's Culture Campaign, Carnival and Santo Domingo Foundation, 'who takes care of oneself is the one who enjoys it'.
The doors to enter the Romelio Martínez stadium will be and free admission so that the public can get there from the early hours and appreciate the coronation show in the northern grandstand, which will begin at 8:00 in the evening live and live on the Telecaribe Regional Channel and via streaming on official Facebook of Carnaval de Barranquilla.
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