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Eugene Weekly, Latina Legends >>
South of the border sounds in Eugene.
BY BRETT CAMPBELL
For the past decade or so, CDs from the Putumayo label have been introducing Americans to the riches of music from beyond our borders. Now the company is launching its first tour, starring Totó la Momposina from Colombia, Mariana Montalvo from Chile and Belo Velloso from Brazil. The trio, featured on the splendid new Putumayo release Women of Latin America, plays the Hult Center on Sunday, Nov. 21.
Totó la Momposina plays the Hult Sunday along with Marlana Montalvo and Belo Velloso.
Belo's smooth, breezy vocals flutter over samba, bossa, and even some reggae rhythms. Montalvo, who has lived in exile since the U.S.-instigated overthrow of the democratically elected Chilean government in 1974, accompanies her traditional-based tunes with Andean folk instruments like the charango guitar and quena flute.
La Momposina's danceable music incorporates the African, Cuban and Native American influences of Colombia's coast. Together, they'll provide a delectable sampler of South American sounds. Congrats to Putumayo and the Hult for continuing their efforts to broaden our musical horizons. 11/10/04 >> go there
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