Marcelo Rojas is a master of Paraguayan harp music, which evolved in the twentieth century from a rural recreational music to a technically advanced, musical expression of Paraguayan nationhood.
Photo by Daniel Sheehy, Smithsonian Institution
Representing several generations and a range of song styles, the musicians in this all-star group hail from small towns and ranches on Colombia's Caribbean coast, a region known as La Guajira. ¡Ayombe! The Heart of Colombia's Música Vallenata, the 2008 Independent Music Award winning Smithsonian Folkways recording, also became a full-length feature film, entitled Accordion Kings, that will air on the Smithsonian Channel in the fall of 2009.
- Isaac Enrique Carrillo Vega, vocals
- Daniel José Castilla Maestre, caja
- Javier Enrique Gámez Brito, accordion
- Jaine José Maestre Socarrás, guacharaca
- Orangel Maestre Socarrás, accordion
- Sigilfredo Rivera Peñalosa, electric bass
