CabasAuthor: Cabas Format: Enhanced Release Date: 26 03 2002 Details: Amazon. ca There was a time when it wasn't cool for South American pop rockers to appreciate the folklore of their native lands. Musically speaking, England and the U. S. were the places to be. But in the mid '90s, Colombian actor turned singer Carlos Vives changed all that by blending foreign rock idioms with hot local styles such as cumbia and vallenato. These innovations are a given