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On Monday, February 22, the Panama band, Afrodisiaco, is competing in a 2016 International Song Festival. They will be performing their song, Coming from Panama (Viene de Panamá )
Led by Miroslava Herrera and Tatiana Rios, they will compete in the folklore category, along with
Comes From Panama was selected from more than 500 songs to participate in the competition folkloric Viña del Mar International Song Festival 2016.
Comes From Panama is a new song with the atravesao drum beat from the Azuero region of Panama. The drum has its origin in Africa. It was brought to Panama during the 16th century when there was slave trade from Angola, Cameroon, Guinea, Congo and other territories. European influences that are rooted in the region such as the violin, mejoranera (inspired guitar) are incorporated.
The band members say they chose Aphrodisiac as their name because it evokes the desire for freedom of the black slave in America, says Herrera.
Among long-term goals, the group to record songs representative of the origins of black drum provinces of Colon, Darien and the Azuero region.
I very much enjoyed their song. I hope they do well in the competition.
Viva Panama!
Sources:
PanamaNewsroom.com
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