Editing Accordion (section)

===Colombia===
The accordion is also a traditional instrument in Colombia, commonly associated with the [[vallenato]] and [[cumbia]] genres. The accordion has been used by [[tropipop]] musicians such as [[Carlos Vives]], [[Andrés Cabas]], [[Fonseca (singer)]] and [[Bacilos]], as well as rock musicians such as [[Juanes]] and pop musicians as [[Shakira]]. Vallenato, who emerged in the early twentieth century in [[Valledupar]], and have come to symbolize the folk music of Colombia.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Torres |first1=George |title=Encyclopedia of Latin American popular music |date=2013 |location=Santa Barbara, Calif. |isbn=978-0313340314}}</ref>

Every year in April, Colombia holds one of the most important musical festivals in the country: the [[Vallenato Legend Festival]]. The festival holds contests for best accordion player. Once every decade, the "King of Kings" accordion competition takes place, where winners of the previous festivals compete for the highest possible award for a vallenato accordion player: the ''Pilonera Mayor'' prize.<ref>Smithsonian Channel, [https://archive.today/20130630080628/http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/site/sn/show.do?show=134604 "The Accordion Kings"], 15 August 2010.</ref> This is the world's largest competitive accordion festival.