Various peoples and ethnic groups in the world have chosen the song as a means not only of expression but also on oral transmission of knowledge, traditions and stories of its people. In the voice of the Troubadours, has filed the popular legacy of narrating and singing. From ancient times until today, using different elements, instruments and styles, there have been artists who through their voices have managed to maintain and preserve cultures. In the case of the African ethnic group Mandinka Griots we find, scattered throughout Mali, Senegal and Guinea, those guardians of the history of his people who use the song and the sound of a harp-like stringed instrument known as Kora. In our Latin American continent are different types and classes of minstrels and troubadours who have shown from the musical to each country.
The Colombian land are a number of women who have been, since ancient times, the gift of being able to sing verses accompanied by clapping and drums of African descent, caller, cheerful and drums, have preserved the history of his people. The tradition of social events to accompany the song has given birth to great artists and songwriters that have become cultural ambassadors of their country. This is the case Etelvina Maldonado, Petrona Martinez, the queen of Bullerengue or Toto La Momposina, true inheritors of the tradition of sung dances. Not only are there singers in the Caribbean but also on the Pacific coast.
Bullerengue, Chalupa, Chanda, Berroche and Fandango are some of these dances airs sung many of which have led to the cumbia rhythm that illustrates how reliable the triple heritage of Colombian music: African, Indian and European .
Colombian Caribbean people recognize the singers and women who possess the wisdom and history. The role of women in traditional Colombian music is extremely important. Among them we mention the ambassador best known outside Colombia, Toto La Momposina.
Talaigua comes from the village in the heart of an island called Mompós that is in the middle of the river Magdalena. Swimming in the music and dance from the Colombian Caribbean, his work is inspired by a rich cultural mix that combines elements of African, Hispanic indigenous traditions and melodies. She presents
rhythms of the Caribbean coast of Colombia along with son, guaracha, rumba and Cuban bolero. Born into a traditional family of musicians, learned to sing and dance since childhood. His first album "Cantadora" was published in 1983 and has long been a collector since even today it is difficult to achieve. They include the traditional song "Three strikes".
Ten years after the fire recorded live, which was included in the seal of Peter Gabriel's Real World and involved the Toto gateway to the so-called World music or world music.
In Argentina, first published Suramusic this artist in the country with the disc Carmelina, whose original edition dates from 1996 and which appeared cantadora Toto as musically renewed. Also published Pacantó or the singer, original 1999 album until 2004 he came to Argentina, where the artist made his debut as a songwriter with songs of great quality and features African musicians in his band.
also participated disk Toto NO TO DEBT, also published in Argentina in 2003 for which Toto was especially the opening track entitled Things pa 'think repudiation of foreign debt in third world countries.
Petrona Martinez:
This art of dance originally sung accompanied only the drums and palms. One of the rhythms and styles that are part of this mode and is perhaps one of the oldest touches is The bullerengue , a song
The bullerengue is a rhythm and touch typical of the Caribbean region, the leading voice intoned, in most cases women, is added the chorus of responders who set the beat with maracas of Totumo, pleats and of course the ever-present palm sung at dances. With respect to the drums, which give the flavor of Africa, we must mention the drum "happy" also known as female and drums "caller" known as male. In some cases the drum is added Dual patch touches very much on the Magdalena River region.
The bullerengueras singers compose their songs while performing everyday tasks. The letters refer to their work, their habits and transmit the identity of its people. The songs have responsorial structures. The singers are often versions are traditional pieces and often anonymous. Overall the office of singers and dancer learns family tradition. It respects the elderly to be legitimate bearers of tradition. Not only for music, old singers also know medicinal plants, food and prayers. The first professional recordings bullerengue originated in the late 70's with Irene Martinez soneros and Gamero, then Emilia Herrera and more recently the singers who will travel today as Etelvina Maldonado, Petrona Martinez and Toto
Petrona Martínez is heir to a strong tradition of singers of bullerengue , started by his great-grandmother Carmen Silva and continued by his grandmother and aunt Orfelina Tomasita Martínez Martínez, who heard her singing since childhood, while doing their work daily, and during the festivities of San Cayetano.
The first time was left Colombia in 2000. When accompanied by her son went to Europe. The following year, and as a citizen of the world traveled to Bristol, England, to record his album "Beautiful singing." The latest album is titled Petrona "My tambolera" and was released in 2003.
of bullerengue and should be clarified that this guitar and dance has many variations or air: Sit Bullerengue , but hotness and slow which allows the singer to lyrical and melodic variations exploiting its expressive resources. The Fandango using onomatopoeic singing and while its configuration is similar to melodic sit ternary is key. And the
Another prolific bullerenguera songwriter and folksinger is Etelvina Maldonado, was born on the island of Santa Ana (Department of Bolivar, Colombia) on April 26, 1936. Etelvina is possessed of great qualities as an improviser, which knows very well explode on stage. In his long career as a folksinger has become one of the most representative dance performers sung, fandangos and bullerengue .
With over 70 years, has become known nationally and internationally from its participation in the group CD Cantadoras Ale Kuma project led by Leonardo Gomez. In 2003, for the first time, created his own group music and recorded "Canto, chime and drum" their first album in which shows all his charm, his love and interpretive warmth of traditional music.
A great songwriter and author, on the album his voice is attached to the drum gay, cuaghe and Colombian bagpipes (those aerófnos built with the heart of the cactus). Etelvina Maldonado is a worthy heir to the dances sung.
Martina Camargo
Martina Camargo native of San Martin, now living in Cartagena with his family and is one of the most renowned singers of Tambora. Martin's father, Don Cayetano Urrutia Camargo is one of the most important figures in the history of the drum of his village, a peasant farmer, poet and composer who used to write and recite poetry and compose verses to tambora many of whom recovered martina his own daughter in his solo album "Aires de San Martín." Martina Camargo's voice maintains the tradition of people singing in southern Bolivar.
His voice is sharp and strong, and drums and drums through an interaction fascinating. Martina form part of the artistic collective Ale Kuma, which we have already referred and 2 singers who unified the Pacific coast with two other Caribbean among which is martina.
In his solo album takes traditional rhythms and touches of the Magdalena River played with drums: Berroche, Tambora, Guacherna and Chanda. The latter with large African influence, whose essence is percussion, drums and clapping on everything. The album was produced by Leonardo Gómez de ale Kuma and has the presence of Andrea Echeverri, the lead singer of pop and rock Aterciopelados brings its particular color in a drum voice Corré entitled Morenita with Martina Camargo.
Interview by Nicolas Camargo Falcoff Martina
Diana Hernandez
We speak of a young artist who was influenced by the songs of older women has also decided to rescue the edges of bullerengue Colombian Caribbean and carry out an album with several great tunes composed by women representatives of the genre in one of the disks singing alone and the other with several of these teachers. Diana Hernandez with producer and percussionist Leonardo Gomez, carried out this project known as Maria Mulata, like a bird in the region and whose album is named after Route Drum.
Diana wondered Etelvina's voice, singing Ale Kuma Group Leonardo Gomez and when invited to do vocals on the album began to study more and more this style and then recorded on the CD of Paul Florez, the king called Porro style as it fandango, sit bullerengue are winds of cumbia. Travel in 2005 Diana took place throughout the area bullerenguera learning and contacting these queens of style, and Arboletes Necoclí (in the department of Antioquia) and Mary
Diana Hernandez, has just 25 bullerengue And sing like the great master, in the hard drums Schedule B shows that it can sing along to them so very interesting.
KUMA
The singers are not only present in the Colombian Caribbean but also on the Pacific coast. This will clear the producer had decided to join Leonardo Gomez 4 singers, 2 from each region to carry out an interesting art collective called Ale Kuma whose name in Guahibos, Cauca, which means seamless union. Cantadoras disc, was released in 2002 and include several songs performed by Solis and Gloria Perea Benign Pacific and voices of Afro-Caribbean and Martina Camargo Maldonado Etelivna (a of the best singers of Tambora, in the region of Mompos).
Ale Kuma's work is a bit different from the pure traditional songs because the songs, drums and clapping sung traditional dances were added other instruments like the piano and bass. Also remains the essence of these touches and songs, the aggregate is very fluid and organic. Leonardo Gomez is in charge of bass, piano Nicolas Ospina and we add several percussionists as Urian Sarmiento.
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