Martina Camargo
One of the most distinctive voices of the tambora and a bearer of its ancestral knowledge, Martina Camargo is more than a performer: she is a keeper of memory. Her resonant music carries the collective memory, ecological consciousness, and Afro-Colombian and Chimila identities of the Depresión Momposina—a region where life is intimately shaped by the rise and fall of the rivers, along with the social resistance of river communities whose stories are too often left unheard. Her music gives voice to this living landscape, carrying its rhythms, memories, and struggles. Her 2009 album Canto, Palo y Cuero ignited a global remix ecosystem, propelled by reinterpretations of iconic songs such as Me Robaste el Sueño and Guataquí.
