Papa Roncon & Grupo Katanga
Marimba Magia (CD)

RIENCD43

This CD pays homage to the rain forest in Ecuador and to the people who live there, on the banks of the rivers Cayapas and Santiago, the ”great waters” that carry the strange produce of the forest to the Pacific Ocean – thousands and thousands of timber logs of various precious woods. This produce is not intended for the black people living in this area, but for the white people on the other side of the globe. Guillermo Ayovi Erazo, a.k.a. ”Papá Roncón”, is a living legend. He plays the marimba and the guitar; he is a composer, a singer and a dancer, and he makes musical instruments. He lives in Borbon, a muggy village in the province of Esmeraldas in the north of Ecuador. The port of Borbon is the most important place for transshipment in the timber trade. Borbon feels like an African place, and there is a reason for this. In 1533 African slaves, who were being transported to Panama, were shipwrecked and fled to the coast of Ecuador where they founded the first free Republic of Esmeraldas.

Published: 2003

Genre: Middle & North America & Tango
Label: Oriente Musik