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"You are what you hear".

"Cumbia sonidera sings in praise of the freedom to be found in small numbers. It reminds us that hyperconnectivity to a sea of strangers doesn't have to be every musician's goal. To consolidate interest around a single figure would end the person-to-person communication that gives the music its social buoyancy."

"In a so-called attention economy, what better way to prove that you've paid attention to something than to remix it?"