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Music Research in the Colombian Plains

by Smithsonian Folklife Festival

In 2011, researchers for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival traveled to the Orinoco Plains of Colombia. Their van broke down, leading to a filming opportunity involving Felix Chaparro Rivas, Victor Espinel Sanchez, and Carlos Rojas. Here, Espinel sings trovas, impromptu verses, in the joropo style.

Video produced by Cristina Diaz-Carrera and Mariana Alvarez-Heitzge.

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3 comments

1 Anonymous { 06.22.11 at 11:47 pm }: oh, the old van breaking down in the mud lets: play guitar, sing and drink beer song- I know that one
2 Aficionado { 07.08.11 at 7:58 pm }: Free-styling a rap en las praderas. Wepa!
3 David French { 10.23.12 at 5:24 am }: Thank you for this song recording – the natural humour of impromptu ‘trovas’ is very clear with the provided translation!