Music Of Colombia- Music of Colombia / Various (CD)

These recordings were made in 1951 by Dr. Andrew H. Whiteford in the little city of Popayin, in southwestern Colombia. Two types of traditional music are found in Popayin: The murga and the chirimia. The Spanish word murga means 'a wandering band of street musicians.' It is sometimes called a conjunto. Musical groups called chirimias are found in many parts of Colombia particularly in the Departament of Cauca...