Composer Glenda Zavala Maduro’s home has been recognized as the first Aruba vallenato house in a cultural project that could eventually turn the residence into a small living museum.
Recognition honours years of musical work
The recognition was presented as a surprise to Zavala Maduro, who has spent many years working in the Colombian folk genre, according to Diario. The outlet described her as an Aruban composer devoted to vallenato music and its traditions.
YH Music Valledupar recognized the residence as its first “living house” of vallenato outside Colombia and in Aruba. The designation connects the home to the organization’s cultural project.
Home may become a place to preserve vallenato
The house contains items connected to Zavala Maduro’s work, including songs, festival memories and instruments central to vallenato performance. The report said the residence could develop into a museum-like space where visitors can learn about the music and its instruments.
No public opening date was included in the announcement, and the home remains a private residence unless its organizers announce visitor arrangements.
Plaque unveiling is expected later
Zavala Maduro is expected to announce a future date for unveiling a plaque that will formally identify the residence as Aruba’s first living house of vallenato. Further details about the ceremony had not yet been released.
The recognition adds a new local setting for preserving and sharing the Caribbean links of a genre rooted in Colombia’s Caribbean region.
