''¡Cimarrón! Joropo Music from the Plains of Colombia'' is the second studio album by Colombian band
Cimarron. The album won the Independent Music Award in 2012 for Best Latin Album.
Recording
The album was produced by
Carlos Cuco Rojas, harpist and founder of
Cimarron, Daniel Sheeny and D.A Sonneborn. It was recorded and mixed by Pete Reinger and Carlos Cuco Rojas in Audio Productions Patrick Mildenberg, in
Bogotá
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(Colombia). The mastering was done by Charlie Pilzer, at Airshow Mastering, in
Springfield, Virginia.
Tours
During 2011 and 2012, Cimarrón performed on
Washington, D.C.,
New Delhi,
Abu Dhabi
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...
,
Rabat
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and French towns such as
Strasbourg
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,
Limoges
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,
Massy,
Arcachon and
Montbeliard.
They also toured other locations throughout the United States, Switzerland, Portugal, Argentina, El Salvador and Nicaragua.
Independent Music Awards
''¡Cimarrón! Joropo Music from the Plains of Colombia'' won the 2012 Independent Music Award for Best Latin Album.
That same year the band was nominated for Best Latin Song, Best Instrumental Song and Best Music Video.
Track listing
# Joropo quitapesares
# Vine a defender lo mío
# El cimarrón
# Zumbaquezumba tramao
# Llanero siente y lamenta
# El gavilán
# Llanero soy
# La tonada
# Mi sombrero
# El guate
# Tierra negra
# Mi llano ya no es el mismo
# Cimarroneando
Musicians
*
Ana Veydó (Lead vocals)
*
Carlos Cuco Rojas (Harpist and songwriter)
* Luis Eduardo Moreno “El Gallito Lagunero” (Vocals)
* Freiman Rolando Cárdenas Pulido (Vocals, percussion, dance)
* Óscar José Oviedo Osorio (Percussion, dance)
* Carlos Andrés Cedeño Delgado (Bass)
* Darwin Rafael Medina Fonseca (Cuatro)
* Ferney Rojas Cabezas (Bandola)
* Edison Fernando Torres Ramírez (Percussion)
References
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2011 albums
Cimarrón (band) albums