Grupo Cimarrón
Joropo Music from the Plains of Colombia (CD)

SFW-CD-40557

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 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.”

Track listing:

01. Quitapesares (Quitapesares)
02. Vine a defender lo mío (I Came to Defend My Own)
03. El cimarrón (The Wild Bull)
04. Zumbaquezumba (Zumbaquezumba)
05. Llanero siente y lamenta (Plainsman Feels and Laments)
06. El gavilán (The Sparrow Hawk)
07. Llanero soy (I Am a Plainsman)
08. Tonada de ordeño (Milking Song)
09. Mi sombrero (My Hat)
10. El guate (The Outsider)
11. Tierra negra (Black Land)
12. Mi llano ya no es el mismo (My Plains Are No Longer the Same)
13. Cimarroneando (“Cimarrón-ing”)

Published: 2011

Genre: Middle & North America & Tango
Label: Smithsonian Folkways