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Herencia de Timbiqui: Music from the Crossroads of Colombia

KWIT | By Mark Munger

Published October 6, 2016 at 4:26 PM CDT

Herenicia de Timbiqui perform music from the crossroads. Rhythms passed down from the slaves support merengue and salsa as well as rock 'n roll. The fusion is colorful, soulful, and lively. It speaks to the history and sense of place of the band's home in Cali, Colombia. As they tell us, you can hear the sounds of the rivers and the joy of the city.

Herenicia de Timbiqui performs tonight at the Unity Knight Center in Orange City. The concert begins at 7:00.

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Mark Munger

Mark Munger first began listening to public radio as a child in the back of his Mom's VW Vanagon, falling in love with the stories on Morning Edition and Prairie Home Companion and the laughter of Click and Clack on Car Talk. Through KWIT, he was introduced to the great orchestras and jazz artists, the sounds of folk and blues, and the eclectic expressions of humanity. This American Life and Radiolab arrived in his formative college years and made him want nothing more than to be a part of the public radio world.

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