Diego Obregón:

Innovation and Tradition Flow from Colombia to Queens Temples and Dance Classes

Gabrielle Hamilton and Naomi Sturm

Citation

Hamilton, Gabrielle and Naomi Sturm. “Diego Obregón: Innovation and Tradition Flow from Colombia to Queens.” New York Folklore, vol. 36: 1-2, 2010. pp. 18-21.

Summary

It was another dog day in August 2009 when we joined Diego Obregón for an interview at his Woodhaven, Queens, apartment. Diego kindly agreed to meet us at his home so that he could play a few tunes from his native Colombia, along with his vocalist Johanna Casteñeda. There in the basement, over the hum of the air conditioner, the sounds from his marimba (wood xylophone) were magical—all at once playful and effervescent—and with Johanna singing the traditional tune “Mi Canoita,” the sounds from Colombia’s Pacific coast spilled out over hot pavement.

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