Bomba Estéreo and Carlos Vives are paying homage to the beauty of Santa Marta, Colombia’s beloved Caribbean city. On Thursday, Vives and Li Saumet released “La Samaria,” accompanied by a vibrant video celebrating the 500th anniversary of Santa Marta and its rich cultural heritage.

“This song means a lot to me because it’s a song from my homeland—where I grew up, where I was born and raised, and where I became the person I am,” Li Saumet said in a press release. “It’s where I learned to connect with the Sierra, with the people, with the cultures of my land. It’s a sacred place, so it’s important for me to be able to offer that energy in a song.”

Saumet said she selected Vives, a vallenato icon, to join her for the song because “he is that Samarian figure” in music. “It had to be him,”

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