Ovejas is a town and municipality located in the Sucre Department, northern Colombia where the traditional Cumbia (also called Gaita) festival “Francisco Llirene” takes place in October.[1]
Notable people
- Graciela Arango de Tobón, songwriter (1931–2000).[2]
- Nacho Paredes, singer and songwriter (1935–2018)[3]
References
- ^ Information on the Francisco Llirene Festival
- ^ “Graciela Arango de Tobón: 90 años de su natalicio” [90 years since her birth], Radio Nacional de Colombia (in Spanish), 2021-03-07, retrieved 2025-04-09
- ^ “Un lustro sin Nacho Paredes, el Cumbiambero de América” [Five years without Nacho Paredes, the Cumbiambero de América], Radio Nacional de Colombia (in Spanish), 2023-08-13, retrieved 2025-10-18
External links
- (in Spanish) Gobernacion de Sucre – Ovejas
- (in Spanish) Ovejas official website
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