Edmundo Arias is the son of Joaquin Arias, composer of one of Colombia's most popular bambucos, "Los Sauces (The Willows)." When he was ten years old and living in Tulua Valley in southwestern Colombia, he and his brother Ricuarte started Los Hermanitos Arias, a group that played music with a Cuban influence. Since the most important recording studios in Colombia were to be found in Medellin, the capital city, Arias went there with his brother and started the Sonora Antillana, which they later renamed the Edmundo Arias Orchestra.

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