¡Cimarrón! Joropo Music from the Plains of Colombia

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 GRAMMY-nominated and 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.” This album is part of the Smithsonian Folkways Tradiciones/Traditions series of Latino music albums, produced with support by the Smithsonian Latino Center.

Track Listing

101	Joropo quitapesares (Joropo Quitapesares)	Cimarrón	05:31
102	Vine a defender lo mío (I Came to Defend My Own)	Cimarrón	03:24
103	El cimarrón (The Wild Bull)	Cimarrón	03:16
104	Zumbaquezumba tramao (Planned Zumbaquezumba)	Cimarrón	04:19
105	Llanero siente y lamenta (Plainsman Feels and Laments)	Cimarrón	03:00
106	El gavilán (The Sparrow Hawk)	Cimarrón	05:08
107	Llanero soy ( I Am a Plainsman)	Cimarrón	02:18
108	La tonada (The [Milking] Song)	Cimarrón	03:08
109	Mi sombrero (My Hat)	Cimarrón	03:38
110	El guate (The Outsider)	Cimarrón	03:20
111	Tierra negra (Black Land)	Cimarrón	03:16
112	Mi llano ya no es el mismo (My Plains Are No Longer the Same)	Cimarrón	03:25
113	Cimarroneando (“Cimarrón-ing”)	Cimarrón	04:27