Semblanzas del Río Guapi
Semblanzas del Río Guapi | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Guapi, Colombia |
| Genres | Currulao |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Discos Pacífico |
Semblanzas del Río Guapi (Spanish for "Portraits of the Guapi River") are a Colombian band founded in Guapi in 2009. Their music is in the genre of currulao, which comes from the Pacific coast of Colombia, and they have released two albums on the record label Discos Pacífico.
History
Semblanzas del Río Guapi was founded in 2009 in Guapi, in the Colombian department of Cauca, by Eder Javier Camacho, Edinson Jair Caicedo, and sisters Yamile Cortés and Marbel Cortés.[1][2] Yamile and Marbel sing, alongside Yesica Montaño and Libia Sinisterra.[3]
At the 2015 Petronio Álvarez Festival, Semblanzas del Río Guapi won the category "Marimba y Cantos Tradicionales".[1] Their debut album Voy Pa' Allá was recorded at Universidad Icesi, and was released on record label Discos Pacífico in 2021.[4] In 2023, Semblanzas del Río Guapi performed at Estéreo Picnic.[2] Their second album Lindo E' was released on Discos Pacífico in 2025.[5]
Outreach
Since 2015, Semblanzas del Río Guapi have organised music workshops for children in areas of Guapi affected by violence.[2]
Musical style
Songlines described Semblanzas del Río Guapi as "very much a traditional currulao ensemble."[3] Currulao is a genre of music from the Pacific coast of Colombia characterised by call and response vocals accompanied by drums and marimba.[6][7]
Albums
- Voy Pa' Allá (2021, Discos Pacífico)
- Lindo E' (2025, Discos Pacífico)
References
- ^ a b "La Carranguerita, Semblanzas del Río Guapi y Edison Elías Delgado llegan a los Estrenos de la Semana" [La Carranguerita, Semblanzas del Río Guapi, and Edison Elías Delgado bring the new releases of the week], Radio Nacional de Colombia (in Spanish), 27 April 2025, retrieved 9 December 2025
- ^ a b c Juan Pablo Penagos Ramírez (23 March 2023), "Semblanzas del Río Guapi, melodías desde el litoral pacifico llegan hasta el FEP" [Semblanzas del Río Guapi, melodies from the Pacific coast reach the FEP], El Tiempo (in Spanish), retrieved 9 December 2025
- ^ a b Russ Slater, "Semblanzas del Río Guapi – Voy Pa' Allá", Songlines (review), no. 169 (July 2021), p. 52, ISSN 1464-8113, retrieved 9 December 2025
- ^ ""¡Voy pa' allá!", el nuevo álbum de Semblanzas del río Guapi" ["¡Voy pa' allá!", the new album from Semblanzas del río Guapi], El Espectador (in Spanish), 17 April 2021, retrieved 9 December 2025
- ^ Gonçalo Frota, "Semblanzas del Río Guapi – Lindo E'", Songlines (review), no. 212 (October/November 2025), p. 64, ISSN 1464-8113, retrieved 9 December 2025
- ^ "Currulao, el ritmo del romance" [Currulao, the rhythm of romance], El Tiempo (in Spanish), 31 October 2016, retrieved 10 December 2025
- ^ Medardo Arias Satizábal (12 August 2023), "Currulao viene", El País (in Spanish), retrieved 10 December 2025
External links
- Semblanzas del Río Guapi discography at Discogs