Colombian group Cimarrón performs their spellbinding song “Joropo Quitapesares” @ the 2011 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Played @ a breakneck speed, the song showcases the ensemble’s tight-knit sound & each member’s mastery of their instrument. Sample the 2011 Smithsonian Folkways album “¡Cimarrón! Joropo Music from the Plains of Colombia,” & receive a free dwnld of the song “Cimarroneando” here.
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