Sí, soy llanero is the first studio album by Colombian band Cimarron.

Sí, soy llanero
Studio album by
Released2004
GenreJoropo
LabelSmithsonian Folkways Recording
ProducerCarlos Cuco Rojas Daniel Sheeny
Cimarrón chronology
Sí, soy llanero
(2004)
Catrin Finch and Cimarron Live YN BYW
(2007)

This 2004 record production earned a Grammy nominee for Best Traditional World Music Album.[1]

Recording

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The album was produced by Carlos "Cuco" Rojas, harpist and founder of Cimarron, and Daniel Sheeny, director of the non-profit record label Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.[2]

It was recorded by Pete Reinger at Audio Productions Patrick Mildenberg, in Bogotá (Colombia). Reinger also mixed the album in Smithsonian Folkways. The mastering was done by Charlie Pilzer, at Airshow Mastering, in Springfield (Virginia).

Tour

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The songs on this album were performed live by Cimarron on stages such as the Smithsonian Folklife Festival (Washington), the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering (Elko, Nevada) and the International Book Fair of Panama.

Grammy nomination

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Sí, soy llanero was nominated for Best Traditional World Music Album in the 47th Annual Grammy Awards.

Track listing

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  1. Llanero sí soy llanero
  2. Los diamantes
  3. Pajarillo
  4. Un llanero de verdad
  5. Los Merecures
  6. Y soy llanero
  7. Seis por derecho
  8. El gaván restiao
  9. Quitapesares
  10. Atardecer en Arauca
  11. Zumbaquezumba
  12. María Laya
  13. Puerto Carreño
  14. Se me murió mi caballo
  15. Las tres damas
  16. Soy llanero pelo-piso
  17. Pajarillo

Musicians

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  • Ana Veydó (lead vocals)
  • Carlos "Cuco" Rojas (harpist and composer)
  • Luis Eduardo Moreno "El Gallito Lagunero" (vocals)
  • Yesid Benites Sarmiento (Bandola)
  • Omar Edgar Fandiño Ramírez (Maracas)
  • Wilton Ernesto Games Balcárcel (Coplero)
  • Hugo Antonio Molina Martínez (Bandola)
  • Pedro Libardo Rey Rojas (Cuatro)
  • Ricardo Zapata Barrios (Bass)

References

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  1. ^ "El Grupo Cimarron". GRAMMY.com. 2017-05-14. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  2. ^ "Sí, soy llanero: Joropo Music from the Orinoco Plains of Colombia | Smithsonian Folkways". Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Retrieved 2018-04-04.