Regional Office for Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean

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Dominican Republic - La Vereda

Afro-descendant population community called "La Vereda".

 

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Dominican Republic

Historical name

La Vereda

Address

Baní, provincia Peravia, República Dominicana / Bani, Peravia province, Dominican Republic , PC: 94000 .

Classification

Human settlement

Category

National monument

Function-Testimony

Site of Rebellion Workplace

Access level

Free

Current Use

Comunidad afrodescendiente

Original use

Asentamiento poblacional afrodescendiente

Property kind

Mixed

Expressions of intangible heritage associated

The sarandunga is an afro-Dominican music and dance. Dance and music occur on the celebration of San Juan Bautista’s Day. It is only practiced in Baní, province Peravia, in which there is a brotherhood devoted to the saint. The sarandunga consists in three parts: bomba, capitana and jacana.