Five tracks that sample Totó La Momposina: global revival

Totó La Momposina was a pivotal figure in Colombian cumbia music, known for her vibrant celebration of Afro-Colombian traditions. She passed away at the age of 85 after a period of palliative care. Her legacy continues to resonate through modern music, as many contemporary artists have sampled her work, paying homage to her influence worldwide. This article explores five tracks that incorporate Totó La Momposina’s iconic music, illustrating her lasting impact on the music industry. These tracks, crafted by diverse musicians, showcase how her traditional sounds have been creatively integrated into new musical contexts, keeping her artistic spirit alive.

In 2003, Timbaland and Magoo released the single “Indian Flute” as part of the album Under Construction Part II, listing the track among that album’s recorded cuts.

The composition incorporates a sample drawn from “Curura,” a song by Totó La Momposina that appears on her album La Candela Viva.

• Release Year: 2003
• Credited Artists: Timbaland and Magoo
• Track Title: Indian Flute
• Album: Under Construction Part II
• Original Source: Totó La Momposina – “Curura”

Michel Cleis’s 2009 track “La Mezcla” is identified by its release year and title and is presented as a composition that incorporates elements from Totó La Momposina’s recordings. The piece fuses vocal fragments from the singer with percussion fragments drawn specifically from the Totó titles “Curura” and “El Pescador.” Those two source recordings are cited as part of Totó La Momposina’s catalog in the article’s account. The track is therefore described as combining distinct vocal and rhythmic elements from Totó La Momposina within a single contemporary composition.

Mario Ochoa’s remix “Habla Con La Luna” is described as a production that was created by using a Totó La Momposina recording dating back to 1993. The article specifies that the 1993 Totó recording served as the basis for Ochoa’s remix. Mario Ochoa is credited with creating the remix through the use of that earlier Totó recording in the documented account.

Major Lazer released a hit in 2019 that incorporates samples drawn from Totó La Momposina’s song Curura, contributing to her return to the global stage. This reuse of musical fragments highlights the impact of her work on contemporary music.

This instance of sampling is one of five documented cases in an article that lists contemporary recordings incorporating elements of Totó La Momposina’s music.

Totó La Momposina spent several months in palliative care before her death. She died at age 85. The available sources do not provide the exact dates for the start of palliative care or for the date of death. The available sources do not provide further medical details about her condition during the palliative care period. No additional timeline milestones are specified in the article.

CONCLUSION

The article documents five contemporary tracks that incorporate samples drawn from recordings by Totó La Momposina. The documented examples include the use of vocal fragments and percussion material originating in her recorded catalog, and they include both remixes built from archival Totó recordings and tracks that repurpose fragments within new productions. The account specifies release contexts and artists for those examples, and it records at least one instance in which sampled material was not credited on the initial release. The article therefore documents the continued presence of Totó La Momposina’s recorded material in contemporary music through these five cited cases.