Golden Congo
golden congo spanish congo de oro colombian music award since founding presented annually orchestra festival spanish festival de orquestas barranquilla carnival current golden congo award comprises six genre prize vallenato since merengue since tropical since salsa since urban since folk – since four additional prize newcomer best vocalist best instrumentalist lo nuestro whats barranquilla carnival celebrated th incarnation since proclaimed intangible cultural heritage unesco part celebration orchestra festival hold competition golden congo instead awarded one every performer golden congo best performance spanish variation mejor intérprete mejor instrumentista urban music given first time newcomer spanish revelación prize reintroduced golden congo performance split separate prize vocalist instrumentalist folk reintroduced genre category th anniversary orchestra festival award given instead past competitor winner returned perform festival including los corraleros de majagual los gaiteros de san jacinto pacho galán checo acosta juan piña poncho zuleta sergio vargas beto zabaleta eddy herrera bazurto star jorge oñate barranquilla carnival due covid pandemic orchestra festival held virtual event featuring past performance category newcomer folk group discontinued prize introduced called premio rescate de lo nuestro english rescuing prize later became known simply lo nuestro one point lo nuestro roberto de castro prize musical genre merengue tropical salsa introduced place orchestra ensemble also last year newcomer folk group awarded return respectively category newcomer spanish revelación awarded first time folk group spanish grupo folclórico introduced category discontinued reintroduced category vallenato introduced also sometimes awarded accordion ensemble prize occasionally awarded group spanish combo instead ensemble prize regularly split either genre tropicalsalsa nationality category orchestra spanish orquesta ensemble spanish conjuto occasionally special golden congo given recognise particular achievement super congo also called super congo de oro supercongo created specifically honour joe arroyo golden congo preceding festival since super congo awarded several time twice rey del pueblo king people crowned orchestra festival decided public vote golden congo given alejo durán awarded special congo spanish congo especial alfredo de la fe golden congo best solo artist cristian del real received honourable mention boy genius timbal golden congo also given float dancer take part battle flower parade barranquilla carnival barranquilla carnival night orchestra spanish noche de orquestas jury award golden congo genre category orchestra festival addition award antonio maría peñaloza prize unpublished song competition night orchestra open musician group barranquilla surrounding region award night orchestra first given winner received automatic entry competition orchestra festival year competition held orchestra festival since winner night orchestra granted entry orchestra festival following year opposed year q