Watch Totó La Momposina in action

Here's Colombian legend Totó La Momposina performing a rousing set – including the classic "El Pescador" – back in 2017.  

Harpist Bridget Kibbey explores chamber cumbia

Check out Bridget Kibbey's spin on the cumbia classic "El Pescador" followed by Toto La Momposina's rootsier version.

Here's the scoop...

Classically-trained harpist Bridget Kibbey's newest touring project, Bach to Brazil, features Kibbey joined by Latin-Grammy winning percussionist Samuel Torres on percussion, and Louis Arques on clarinet. 

Bach to Brazil celebrates Nuevo Latino luminaries living in the United States via newly-commissioned works alongside the folk masters that inspired them in a mash-up of maracatú, frevo, chorinho, bossa nova, joropo, tango, and cumbia from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and Venezuela. The project tracks the evolution of popular song and dance forms in modern-day South, Central and North America, from the baroque courts of Europe, to the Northern Coast of Africa, to the indigenous melodies of the Caribbean Coast...and finally, landing right in the heart of NYC.

Cumbia is a well-beloved dance form in Colombia; yet its origin story is complex – with influences from American Indian and African cultures. It's evolution is seen from the folkloric to the popular and celebrated on stages from Shakira to Nuevo Latin Fusion. Check the Bach to Brazil version of the José Barros tune "El Pescador" (arr. Benito Meza/Kibbey) below. 

This video was taken from a livestream recording made in 2021.

Producer: Adam Abeshouse

Video Editor: Doron Schächter

 

Totó La Momposina vs. Bovea y sus Vallenatos

Here are two different takes on the Colombian cumbia classic "El Pescador" by Totó La Momposina and Bovea y sus Vallenatos caption

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