
“Mompós has some great musicians, are you from Mompós?”
“Look at me,” I say, lifting my facemask, “really?”
His companions laugh at the lead musician. It’s in the costeño nature to laugh and tease.
“Sure, he may have a costeño accent, but he’s not momposino,” said another.
It’s a break in my day. I heard the street cumbia band doing the rounds in the neighbourhood and so I decided to walk the dog, give