Semblanzas del río Guapi´s music portrays the enchantment of a place in the South Pacific coast of Colombia where the magic of endless rivers, pristine jungles, mangroves and the fury of the ocean collide. Listening to the all female choir leading the percussion and marimba de chonta ensemble takes you to a mystical territory where ancestry, religious syncretism and survival blend into a unique music that reminds us what life is about. Semblanzas del río Guapi´s music is medicine for the soul. Semblanzas del río Guapi is not a new name for the people immersed in marimba de chonta music, their sound is cult for those who have connected to this thriving music scene. The bambuco, juga, patacoré, currulao, cantos de boga, bunde and pasion rhythms collected in Voy pa allá, Semblanzas del río Guapi´s new record, takes you to a journey to connect with the heart and soul of the Pacific region jungles of Guapi and Limones in Cauca - Colombia, in the sound and strenght of a young band. An ensemble that has received, like no other, the knowledge from the elders and has preserved the original sound of this deep mysterious music to take it to the future. ESP. Maestría. Semblanzas del Río Guapi es pura maestría. Esta agrupación que se creó en el 2009 en honor a su río —arteria principal y columna vertebral del territorio—, es hoy una de las más reconocidas de la región. Sus voces retumban en la selva guapireña, invitan a conocerla, preservarla y comprender las raíces de su tradición.