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My tejo buddies mario and will are the founders of a collective called ondatrópica. their idea was to reinterpret the tropical music heritage of colombia. what often sounds like salsa in style is actually cumbia. [ singing in spanish ] >> anthony: if there's one type of music that could be classified as distinctly colombian, this is it. [ singing in spanish ] >> anthony: cumbia draws on the music of the african, indigenous, and european mix that makes up the country. so will and mario created something a long way from the pop music that's a staple here. they brought together musicians who'd b...

Of music that could be classified as distinctly colombian, this is it. [ singing in spanish ] >> anthony: cumbia draws on the music of the african, indigenous, and european mix that makes up the country. so will and mario created something a long way from the pop music that's a staple here. they brought together musicians who'd been famous on the cumbia scene in the '50s and '60s and matched them up with younger counterparts. as if the impressive amount of fried meat we ate at the tejo courts wasn't enough, we go for dinner at one of the band's favorite spots. >> will: the recording that we ma...

Style is actually cumbia. [ singing inpanish ] >> anthony: if there's one type of music that could be classified as distinctly colombian, this is it. [ singing in spanish ] >> anthony: cumbia draws on the music of the african, indigenous, and european mix that makes up the country. so will and mario created something a long way from the pop music that's a staple here. they brought together musicians who'd been famous on the cumbia scene in the '50s and '60s and matched them up with younger counterparts. as if the impressive amount of fried meat we ate at the tejo courts wasn't enough, we go fo...

Their idea was to reinterpret the tropical music heritage of colombia. what often sounds like salsa in style is actually cumbia. ♪ if there's one type of music that can be classified as distinctly colombian, this is it. ♪ >> cumbia draws on the music of the african and indigenous european mix that makes up the country, so will and mario created something that's a long way from the pop music that's a staple here. they brought together musicians who had been famous in the cumbia scene in the '50s and '60s and matched them up with younger counterparts. as if the impressive amount of fried mea...

Will, are the founders of a collective called on the tropica. their idea was to reinterpret the tropical music heritage of colombia. what often sounds like salsa in style is actually cumbia. ♪ >> if there's one type of music that be classified as distinctly colombian, this is t. ♪ cumbia draws on the african, indigenous mix that makes up the country, so will and mario created something a long way from the pop music that's a staple here. they brought together musicians who are with the cumbia scene of the '50s and '60s and matched them up with younger counterparts. ♪ with the impressive a...