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Totó la Momposina: a lifetime guarding Colombia's musical traditions

Original: Od kolumbijských cantadoras přes pařížský exil a WOMAD až ke studiím Real World. Totó la Momposina celý život střežila h

A new profile of Colombian singer Totó la Momposina traces her journey from the cantadora tradition of the Caribbean coast, through exile in Paris, to international recognition at WOMAD and recordings at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios. The piece highlights her albums La Candela Viva and Tambolero and her lifelong defence of traditional Afro-Colombian music against outside rules and pressures.

Why now: A newly published profile of the veteran Colombian artist is drawing attention to her career and legacy.

Totó la MomposinaWOMADReal World StudiosColombiaParis

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