Meet the recording
This archival studio footage records Totó la Momposina performing La Candela Viva during the 1991 sessions later issued as Tambolero. Hear singing, percussion and ensemble drive shaped by Colombia's Caribbean musical traditions.
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Listening access: Performance video · YouTube
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Source credit: Real World Records official video; original 1991 session, later restored and shared 2015