Colombian musician Pao Barretto releases new album

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Pao Barreto has been the frontwoman for several bands that fall under the rubric of French-Latin music. Barreto has lived in Paris for the past 10 years, but leaves lots of musical footprints back to her home of Colombia. Marco Werman plays us a track from her new album.

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