Festibuga

Guadalajara de Buga is a city of contrasts, there was reconciled with the modern tradition, progress with respect to the past, faith in the joy. It has the charm of the cities in which privacy is still able to breathe, and neighborhood solidarity. It is interesting in this space which is part of a musical event features international. Each year, Guadalajara de Buga "Ciudad Señora de Colombia" is experiencing a very special experience, the realization of the FESTIVAL NACIONAL E INTERNACIONAL DE INTÉRPRETES DE LA CANCIÓN DE BUGA, better known as "FESTIBUGA".


The venue of this festival was the Teatro Maria Cristina, welcome reminder of the Bugueño and involved in several towns of the department and four representatives from other parts of the country.


Given the positive balance of an artistic version of the first Festival for the following year joined the organization in its efforts by the mayor and various civic associations and institutions, was institutionalize annual increase other ingredients such as the Kingdom of the Festival.
For 1974, the headquarters of the Festival was moved to the Concha Acústica which was named "Bernardo Romero Lozano".

Between the years 1974 and 1982 enabled the consolidation of the Festival and achieving notable progress in 1976 and the Festival in its international version. The trophy was instituted "The Old Chapel, Lord of Miracles", was broadcast on national television special, and with musicians of great national and international career. These events placed the festival in a place of importance in the art world in the 1982 playoffs and the finals have their own seat, premieres la Concha Acústica.


In 1985 and after two years of silence la Concha Acústica is decked again to welcome the representatives of the country and the musical world. The festival comes with a new board, with a structure and a new organization aiming at sustainability and success. They also legalized the Statute, by the importance and visibility of the event, it became necessary to expand coverage of social objectives. Why life was given legal creation of the Foundation for National and International Festival of Song Interpretes Buga "FESTIBUGA" non-profit Foundation, which promotes the culture in its various manifestations.