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Though los Gaiteros de San Jacinto from Colombia had been playing gaitero music (the traditional form of cumbia) for many years, most of them, including Antonio "Toño" Fernández, lived in poverty and without recognition in their native land. It wasn't until 2003, when a film on the music came out, that the rest of the world began to take a serious interest in the dying art form. In 2006, Smithsonian Folkways released Un Fuego de Sangre Pura to celebrate unadulterated gaitero, which is performed with three drums, maracas, and two gaitas, the tradition wooden flute from the region.
— Marisa Brown,
All Music Guide
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