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 | | Or maybe it was, as Cumbé himself explains it, he was inspired by the peace movement in Colombia and felt compelled to write about his homeland in the rhythms that matched it the best. |
 | | “I wanted to do a concept album,” says Cumbé, “a throw back to the music of the seventies in which several songs on a recording are all inter-related, including the art, the total package.” In this case, the message of the album is pro-peace and the importance of working for social justice. |
 | | Cumbé’s favorite tracks are “Cumbeley,” which traces the roots of cumbia from Africa to Colombia; and “Fe, Esperanza y Paz,” which is like a hymn—a wish for peace in Colombia. |
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