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.