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Edmundo Arias (Edmundo Dante Arias Valencia, Tuluá, Colombia, 5 December 1925 - 28 January 1993) was a Colombian musician and songwriter. Arias was the composer of one of Colombia's most popular bambucos, "Los Sauces (The Willows)." When he was ten years old and living in Tuluá, Valle del Cauca, in southwestern Colombia, he and his brother Ricuarte started Los Hermanitos Arias, a group that played music with a Cuban influence. Since the most important recording studios in Colombia were to be found in Medellin, the capital city, Arias went there with his brother and started the Sonora Antillana, which they later renamed the Edmundo Arias Orchestra. Edmundo was the composer, arranger, conductor, and played the bass and the guitar. He was inspired by the music from the Atlantic coast—porros, cumbias, merecumbes and gaitas—which make up most of his musical repertoire. Arias gave the music from the Atlantic coast a personal touch with certain contrasts and characteristics that distinguish it from the other contemporary music of his time. Arias passed away in in Medellín in 1993. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

Orquesta de Edmundo Arias

De Fiesta Con Edmundo Arias
Genios de la Musica Colombiana

Guepa Je!
Y Su Mundo de Porros, Vol. 2

The Rough Guide to Cumbia
Hot Latin Summer
The Rough Guide to Cumbia—Colombia's hip-swinging dance rhythm
Porros, Cumbias y Gaitas
Un Mundo de Exitos
Su Mundo De Cumbias
Homenaje a los Grandes Compositores de la Music Tropical Colombiana