01518nas a2200145   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002100002700043700002800070245010400098300001200202490000700214520113700221022001401358                                       d1 aYeraldin Peralta-Farak1 aAaron Espinosa-Espinosa00aHuman Development and Productive Inclusion in Popular Music: The Wind Bands Case in Sucre, Colombia  a403-4390 v153 aThis article analizes the experience of cultural work of popular artists in the Colombian Caribbean Region by reviewing the circumstances of traditional wind bands in the department of Sucre. The Capability Approach is used to identify and analyze three types of artistic groups: school bands, amateurs and professional musicians. The research methodology is based on a mixed approach (including an ad hoc survey) so that the working and artistic activities can be described as well as the productive inclusion barriers identified. The results show noticeable gaps in basic capacities and other aspects related to the artistic job along with the artists  economic integration. Notwithstanding the hindrances to productive inclusion, these cultural workers belong to a particular group who preserves the remembrance and musical tradition of this department. This paper makes contribution to the academic literature by offering a research methodology replicable to other contexts and popular culture expressions, helping the identification of critical aspects with a view to design public policies on the intangible heritage in music.  a2248-6046