Article: Grupo Cimarron: Si Soy Llanero: Joropo Music from the Orinoco Plains of Colombia.

GRUPO CIMARRON Si Soy Llanero: Joropo Music from the Orinoco Plains of Colombia Smithsonian/Folkways 40515

Carlos Rojas Hernandez approaches Colombian folk music from an academically passionate standpoint, hence the feel of Si Soy Llanero, reminiscent of an ethnomusicological field recording though superbly produced. Gone are the cracks of mosquitoes and wind drones in lieu of a crisp edge that doesn't lose the intensity of plains music. His Grupo Cimarron comprise the backbone of this 18-track recording, joined by numerous musicians from the Orinoco plains and Bogota. Centered around the joropo--a celebratory music of ranching people and cattle herders--the ...

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