Putumayo World Music
Putumayo is a river that begins in Colombia and flows along the border of Ecuador and Peru until it reaches the Amazon in Brazil. Putumayo's founder, Dan Storper, was traveling through the region in 1974, and was so enamored with its beauty, he decided to name his new handicraft shop after it. That was the beginning...
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Real music
I was initially drawn to Putumayo by the CD covers, the luxury of what I'd call a warm engaging folk art - without any jarring plastic. Delving into the music was another story, then since taking it home it's never left the CD tray. I love the idea of listening to one song each day from different regions of the world. I've even stopped calling it world music now - I just call it real music.
Stephen, New Zealand - 06 May 2004