Recorded in Puerto Limon, a relatively isolated region influenced by Africans who have lived here since the 1700s. This recording offers a rare and unvarnished look at the essence of the remarkable music of their carnival festivals. Extensive background notes, descriptions and photographs. 13 performances. Some of the richest and most diverse of all Afro-Caribbean cultures can be found in the Limon province of Costa Rica. The region's relative isolation, coupled with a large infusion of African labor since in the seventeenth century, have created a cultural hot-bed that finds ...