In the words of GRAMMY®-winning popular singer/actor Carlos Vives, "Colombia is one of those great musical quarries of the Americas, as have been the American South, the Antilles, Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina." Since the late 20th century, the music of the vallenatos- people of a small valley region of the Caribbean coast- "has best portrayed the true way of being and feeling of the Colombian people." ¡Ayombe! The Heart of Colombia’s Música Vallenata, features two dozen seasoned vallenato performers spanning three generations, playing polished renditions of the music they know best-paseos, merengues, sones, and puyas.
70 minutes, 15 tracks, 20+ page booklet

En palabras del popular cantante, actor y ganador de un GRAMMY®, Carlos Vives, "Colombia es una de las grandes canteras musicales de las Américas, como lo han sido Sudamérica, las Antillas, México, Brasil y Argentina." Desde finales del siglo XX, la música de los vallenatos- gente de un pequeño valle de la costa del Caribe - "ha retratado de la mejor manera la verdadera forma de ser y de sentir del pueblo colombiano." ¡Ayombe! The Heart of Colombia’s Música Vallenata, cuenta con dos docenas de experimentados artistas del vallenato que abarcan tres generaciones, tocando pulidas versiones de la música que mejor conocen: paseos, merengues, sones, y puyas.
70 minutos, 15 canciones, 20+ paginas de folleto

AWARDS
2008 Fan Voted Independent Music Award for Best Latin Album

VIDEOS
Inspiration behind Colombia's música vallenata.
The expressive power of música vallenata

RELATED FILM
Watch the documentary film The Accordion Kings on Smithsonian Channel. Here many of the performers on this album assemble and compete during the Vallenato Kings Festival.

Track Listing