Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto, one of the most important gaita and traditional cumbia ensembles in Colombia since the mid-1950s, return to London for a very special one off show as part of their European tour this Autumn. As LATIN GRAMMY WINNERS, for best traditional album 'Un Fuego de Sangre Pura', and Latin Grammy Nominated for Best Traditional Album 2020, they have persisted through several generations of musicians and the group provides a crucial link between traditional gaita & cumbia music and its contemporary renewal.

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Gaita is a term used to name a Colombian musical instrument, various musical genres, and an ensemble (the conjunto de gaitas), all from the Caribbean region of Colombia, from where much commercially available Colombian traditional and popular music comes. 

In the mid 1950s, they undertook the band first tour throughout Colombia, under the leadership of folklorists Manuel and Delia Zapata Olivella.

In 1968, Los Gaiteros represented Colombia at The Cultural Olimpic Expo in Mexico. Their touring, the exceptional quality of their musicians across LOS GAITEROS DE SAN JACINTO - LATIN GRAMMY WINNERS, BEST TRADITIONAL ALBUM 2007, UN FUEGO DE SANGRE PURA, —Smithsonian Folkways Recordings— Latin Grammy Nominated Best Traditional Album 2020. The album evokes the current difficult and painful times in the region of Montes de María, the home of many of the musicians on this recording.