¡Cimarron! : joropo music from the plains of Colombia.
Percussive strings and maracas, dynamic vocal expression, and full-throttle pace earned the joropo of the Orinoco plains of Colombia and Venezuela its place among the most exciting regional music of Latin America. On this, its second Smithsonian Folkways album, the internationally acclaimed Colombia...
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| Format: | Audio |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Washington, DC :
Smithsonian Folkways,
[2011]
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| Summary: | Percussive strings and maracas, dynamic vocal expression, and full-throttle pace earned the joropo of the Orinoco plains of Colombia and Venezuela its place among the most exciting regional music of Latin America. On this, its second Smithsonian Folkways album, the internationally acclaimed Colombian ensemble distills this excitement into a tightly arranged, even more explosive rendition of their tropical tradition. |
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| Item Description: | Traditional and original songs from Colombia. Title from container. Program notes in English and Spanish by Daniel E. Sheehy with Carlos Rojas Hernández, with discographical references and partial lyrics with English translation (33 pages : illustrations, portraits, map) inserted in container. Compact disc. |
| Physical Description: | 1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |