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¡Cimarrón! Joropo Music from the Plains of Colombia

Cimarrón
¡Cimarrón!  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 musics of Latin America. On this, its second Smithsonian Folkways album, the GRAMMY-nominated and internationally acclaimed Colombian ensemble Cimarrón distills this excitement into a tightly arranged, even more explosive rendition of their tropical tradition. Through their powerful, moody, and unbridled sound, they live up to the meaning of their name Cimarrón—“wild bull.” This album is part of the Smithsonian Folkways Tradiciones/Traditions series of Latino music albums, produced with support by the Smithsonian Latino Center.

Track Listing

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Joropo quitapesares (Joropo Quitapesares) Cimarrón 05:31
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Vine a defender lo mío (I Came to Defend My Own) Cimarrón 03:24
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El cimarrón (The Wild Bull) Cimarrón 03:16
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Zumbaquezumba tramao (Planned Zumbaquezumba) Cimarrón 04:19
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105
Llanero siente y lamenta (Plainsman Feels and Laments) Cimarrón 03:00
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106
El gavilán (The Sparrow Hawk) Cimarrón 05:08
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107
Llanero soy ( I Am a Plainsman) Cimarrón 02:18
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La tonada (The [Milking] Song) Cimarrón 03:08
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Mi sombrero (My Hat) Cimarrón 03:38
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El guate (The Outsider) Cimarrón 03:20
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Tierra negra (Black Land) Cimarrón 03:16
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Mi llano ya no es el mismo (My Plains Are No Longer the Same) Cimarrón 03:25
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Cimarroneando (“Cimarrón-ing”) Cimarrón 04:27