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Ni​ñ​o Colla (Argentina, Andean cumbia)

from All Around This World: Latin America by All Around This World

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This song is a story about a boy from the Coya (Kolla) community of Northern Argentina who, living alone on his little ranch, sets off on a walk up into the hills. In the original he is wearing a “poncho,” a sombrero and one leather sandal, known as an “ojota.” He is also accompanied by his donkey and dog and plays his quena flute on the way.

Most Kolla live in “yungas,” which are “misty forests” found high in the Andes mountains. When the Kolla people have made the international news over the last couple decades the story usually has to do with their protesting agribusiness and mining interests encroaching on the yungas and other native lands.

lyrics

Soy un coya chiquitito, vivo solo en mi ranchito.
Con mis ojotas de cuero, ya me voy camino al cerro.

I’m a little Kolla boy, I live on this tiny farm
I put on my leather sandals on my way up to the hill.

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from All Around This World: Latin America, released October 1, 2013
Vocals: Pedro Ortiz
Charango and quena/panpipes: Patricio Acevedo
Percussion: Arturo Stable
Niño Colla is traditional, English lyrics and arrangement by Jay Sand

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