Cimarrón at the Williams Center

Cimarrón sets the Williams Center ablaze with música llanera from the Orinoco river plains of Colombia. The driving, rippling joropo—“South American cowboy music”—is played on folk-harp, bandola llanera, and cuatro, accompanied by bass, cajón, maracas, and high-pitched vocals. Evoking its Andalusian gypsy roots, inflected by indigenous and African influences, this joyous music must be experienced live to fully appreciate its exuberance. Led by harpist Carlos Rojas, Cimarrón honors the rich joropo tradition without shying away from experimenting and pushing the form further.