Pirineos Sur Lanuza return to the auditorium of the hands of Colombian music.

Jaca (Huesca), July 14 .- The International Festival of Cultures, South Pyrenees, returns tomorrow for his audience of Lanuza and does so with a night in Colombia, and women of this country, will be the protagonists, showing two facets of the music produced in this Latin American country.

Toto La Momposina, opening night approached Colombian traditional music to the, darkfall gold, public of the event while Aterciopelados, meanwhile, will offer the most current version, rock, alternative and independent.

Bazant Sonia Vides, Toto La Momposina, has 50 years working to recover, mix and create new expressions of traditional Colombian music, through the mix of instruments and feelings of the different regions of the country.

It was the, mafiawars items, first artist to have brought traditional music from Colombia to the European stage and their work and dedication earned him Womex Award in 2006 for his contribution to world music, for its artistic excellence, cultural impact of their work and personal achievements, in 1983 accompanies laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez to collect the Nobel Prize for Literature in Stockholm.

His first, sto credits, work, "Toto La Momposina", was recorded in Paris in 1983 and in the last decade has performed worldwide and has continued to produce, investigate, recover and create new musical expressions that identify the old and new generations .

The independent Colombian pop-rock came from the hand of Aterciopelados, or what is the same, Andrea Echeverri (lead vocals and guitar) and Hector Buitrago (bass, arranger and producer), composers both, joined 13 years ago and his music has a versatility that the same could play with Radiohead than with the Buena Vista Social Club.

From his first work, "With the heart in hand", the distorted guitars and rhythms punks merge to create their own sound, that part of multiple influences, local and global.

It is from their second album, "El Dorado" when it strengthens its proposal, including traditional Colombian rhythms and Latin America.

In this work highlights the song "Bolero fallacious", with which I arrive at the MTV Latino formation and led them to stardom throughout Latin America.

That success increased with his third album, "La Pipa de la Paz" was nominated for a Grammy in the category "Best Latin Rock / Alternative Performance" and his latest album, "Rio", Andrea Echeverri and Hector Buitrago looking to have a more active role in society.

Moreover, the scene of Sallent de Gallego begins tomorrow to receive the South Pyrenees family concerts, all free, to be held at 20.00 am in the stage of world markets.

The formation Catalan Kimbala be responsible for opening this section with an amazing show that, under the title of "Miniatures", present a new way of doing percussion.

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