Cimarrón (band)

Cimarrón
Cimarron performing Orinoco
Background information
Origin Bogotá, Colombia
Genres Joropo, world music
Instruments Harp, cuatro, maracas, bandola, surdo, bass, cajón de rumba
Years active 1986–present
Labels Smithsonian Folkways
Website www.cimarroncolombia.com
Members

Cimarrón is a Colombian musical group of festive dance music joropo from the plains of the Orinoco River. This Grammy nominated band[1] makes latin music with its Andalusian, Indigenous American native and African roots. Their music includes four-stringed cuatro, harp, maracas, and also peruvian-flamenco cajón, brazilian surdo, afro-colombian tambora, a stomp dance as a percussion component and tribal indigenous whistles.

History

On 1986, harpist Carlos "Cuco" Rojas founded Cimarron in Colombia after being part of a delegation of Colombian musicians that played for the Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez during the awarding of Nobel Prize in Literature 1982 on Stockholm, Sweden.[2]

Colombian singer Ana Veydó joined Cimarron on 2000. Since then, she is Cimarron's vocalist.

Cimarron started to internationalize their work upon that decade on world music festivals like Smithsonian Folklife Festival, WOMEX Festival, WOMAD, LEAF Festival, Rainforest World Music Festival, Paléo Festival, Glatt & Verkehrt, Festival Músicas do Mundo, Festival Rio Loco, Festival Mawazine, Rajasthan International Folk Festival, Førde International Folk Music Festival, Sfinks Mixed, Flamenco Biennale Nederland, Lotus World Music & Arts Festival, National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Utah Arts Festival, San Francisco International Arts Festival, Globalquerque, Festival International de Lousiane, Festival Nuit du Suds, Zomer van Antwerpen, Abu Dhabi Culture & Heritage, Festival México Centro Histórico and other scenarios around Europe, United States, Asia, America and Middle East.[3]

Their 2004 album, Sí soy llanero (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings),[4] was a Best Traditional World Music Album Nominee on 47th Annual Grammy Awards.[5][6]

On 2007, Cimarron worked on a live album with Official Harpist to the Prince of Wales, Catrin Finch, and also they toured all over United Kingdom.

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings also released Cimarron's 2011 album, ¡Cimarrón! Joropo Music from the plains of Colombia[7]. In those years, Cimarron presented their Orinoco performance. They were Best Latin Album winner on 2012 Independent Music Awards[8] and Best Traditional Music Show nominee on 2014 Premios Lunas del Auditorio de Mexico.[9]

Cimarron has performed on 30 countries: United States, Spain, Portugal, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Norway, England, Czech Republic, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Wales, Morocco, Arab Emirates, India, China, Japan, Malaysia, Rajasthan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay.

Their 2017 album, Orinoco, was independently released on Tokyo, Japan.[10]

Discography

Year Album Record label
2004 Sí, soy llanero Smithsonian Folkways
2007 Catrin Finch and Cimarron Live YN BYW Astar Artes Recordings
2011 ¡Cimarrón! Joropo music from the Plains of Colombia Smithsonian Folkways
2017 Orinoco Independent

Awards and nominations

Year Work Award Nomination Result
2004 Sí, soy llanero Grammy Awards Best Traditional World Music Album Nominee
2012 ¡Cimarrón! Joropo music from the Plains of Colombia Independet Music Awards Best Latin Album Winner
2014 Orinoco Premios Luna del Auditorio de México Best Traditional Music Show Nominee

Featurings

Cimarron have some guest appearances in other Colombian music records from artists such as Aterciopelados, Carlos Vives and Magín Díaz.

In 1996, the band was guest by Aterciopelados to play the harp and cuatro for their song La culpable, written by Andrea Echeverri and Héctor Buitrago, and included in the album La Pipa de la Paz. This album was Grammy nominated for Best Latin/Alternative Album.[11]

Cimarron also played the music for the song Dios y el alma in children's album Pombo musical, produced in 2008 by Carlos Vives. This record, winner of the Latin Grammy for Best Children's Album, includes another guest appearances from Colombian artists such as Juanes, Cabas and Fonseca.

Recently, Cimarron performed a song with Colombian popular musician Magín Díaz on 2017 album El Orisha de la Rosa, which was the winner of a Latin Grammy for Best Packaging Design.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "El Grupo Cimarron". GRAMMY.com. May 14, 2017. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  2. ↑ Gutiérrez, Norberto. "La música del Nobel García Márquez en antesala del Hay Festival 2018". www.informate.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  3. ↑ "Arpa y joropo de exportación | ELESPECTADOR.COM". ELESPECTADOR.COM (in Spanish). May 25, 2008. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  4. ↑ "Sí, soy llanero: Joropo Music from the Orinoco Plains of Colombia | Smithsonian Folkways". Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  5. ↑ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El. "LOS GRAMMY, CON CINCO NOMINADOS COLOMBIANOS". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  6. ↑ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El. "EL CANTO RECIO LLEGA AL GRAMMY". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  7. ↑ "¡Cimarrón! Joropo Music from the Plains of Colombia | Smithsonian Folkways". Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  8. ↑ "Cimarrón – Independent Music Awards". Independent Music Awards. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  9. ↑ "Cimarrón nominado a "Lunas del Auditorio"" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  10. ↑ "El grupo musical colombiano Cimarrón visitó Japón | Embajada de Colombia en Japón". japon.embajada.gov.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  11. ↑ "Aterciopelados". GRAMMY.com. May 14, 2017. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  12. ↑ "La Academia Latina de la Grabación sobre Magín Díaz". Latin GRAMMYs (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-03-27.
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