Putumayo: Colombian Roots of a World Music Label
An aerial view shows where the San Miguel and Putumayo rivers meet, at the Colombian-Ecuadorean border, March 17, 2008. REUTERS/Guillermo Granja (ECUADOR) – RTR1YG1F
Dan Storper is the founder and CEO of Putumayo World Music.
He speaks to anchor Marco Werman about the origins of his record label's name, the Putumayo region of Colombia.
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