Recording Details

SFW40546
¡Ayombe! The Heart of Colombia's Música Vallenata
Various Artists


Notes - 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 of their homeland.
70 minutes, 15 tracks, 20+ page booklet

Year of Release - 2008

Record Label - Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Source Archive - Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Credits - Produced by Carlos Rojas Hernández ; Produced by Daniel Sheehy ; Recorded by Jesús García ; Recorded by Britt Amador ; Recorded by Pete Reiniger ; Mixed by Pete Reiniger ; Mastered by Charlie Pilzer ; Liner Notes by Daniel Sheehy ; Design by Cooley Design Lab ; Photography by Daniel Sheehy




Tracks -
101 A blanco y negro / In Black and White
Riquelme Carrillo and band
Duration:4:44




102 A lo tuyo tú / You with What’s Yours
Isaac Carrillo and band
Duration:3:51




103 Pedazo de acordeón / A Bit of Accordion
Ivo Díaz and band
Duration:5:35




104 Cadenas / Chains
Ivo Díaz and band
Duration:4:31




105 La botellita / The Little Bottle
Reynaldo "El Papi" Díaz and band
Duration:3:38




106 Fidelina
Reynaldo "El Papi" Díaz and band
Duration:4:59




107 La cañaguatera / The Woman from Cañaguate
Isaac Carrillo and band
Duration:3:07




108 Mi poema / My Poem
Silvio Brito and band
Duration:5:15




109 Merengue (instrumental)
Omar Geles, accordion
Duration:3:27




110 Sin ti / Without You
Ivo Díaz and band
Duration:4:32




111 La consentida / The Pampered Girl
Fabián Corrales and band
Duration:5:22




112 Matilde Lina
Ivo Díaz and band
Duration:3:46




113 Celos / Jealousies
Riquelme Carrillo and band
Duration:6:04




114 Puya (instrumental)
Omar Geles, accordion
Duration:7:36




115 Ausencia sentimental / Sentimental Absence
Silvio Brito and band
Duration:5:09