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Rio Mira's 'Román Román' Tells A People's History Through The Marimba

Founded by artists from Ecuador and Colombia, the marimba-centered supergroup highlights the music and poetry of their countries' El Pacífico region, once a haven for escaped slaves.
Rio Mira's debut album, <em>Marimba Del Pacifico</em>, comes out July 7.

Rio Mira is a marimba-centered supergroup founded by artists from Ecuador and Colombia to highlight the music of the El Pacífico region, which extends along the Pacific coasts of the two countries. Taking and its lesser-known contribution to the Afro-Pacific cultural equation.

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