If many of her songs sound a bit Cuban, it is for good reason. Through the 19th century, there were huge waves of Cuban immigration along the northern Caribbean Colombian shores near Baranquilla. These slaves brought with them Cuban music, which led to the development of the sexteto, Colombia\'s cousin to Cuba\'s son.
\"However, I don\'t think of it as `folklore\',\" adds Toto. \"To me, folklore means something that is dead, in a museum. Traditional music, music from the old days is alive.\" There probably isn\'t a single person who has done more to revitalize the music of Northern Colombia\'s shores. In 1993, she recorded the landmark album, \"La Candela Viva\" for Peter Gabriel\'s RealWorld label and ever since has been busy performing at the world\'s top music festivals. She is a rare performer whose energetic and passionate recordings capture the energy of her live performances. With a fiery voice and a remarkable spontaneous wit, whether she is leading flute and percussion driven porros or brass section and guitar led Afro-Latin cumbias and sextetos, Toto La Momposina uses her torrid vocal power to make sure that there her audience is out of their seats and onto the dance floor, ready to get a taste of some of the most evocative music on the planet.">
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