Totó la Momposina

Summary

Totó la Momposina is a human^[1]. Born in Talaigua Nuevo^[2], she… she was born on August 1, 1940^[3]. She worked as a singer^[4] and composer^[5]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35,484 views/month, #7,217 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Totó la Momposina's place of birth was Talaigua Nuevo^[2].
• Born in Bolívar Department^[7], Totó la Momposina…
• Totó la Momposina was born on August 1, 1940^[3].
• Totó la Momposina was born on January 15, 1948^[8].
• Totó la Momposina held citizenship in Colombia^[9].
• Totó la Momposina's professions included singer^[4].
• Totó la Momposina worked as a composer^[5].
• Totó la Momposina's education included a stint at National University of Colombia^[10].
• Totó la Momposina received the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[11].
• Totó la Momposina is recorded as female^[12].
• Totó la Momposina's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Totó la Momposina's genre is cumbia^[14].
• Totó la Momposina's record label is recorded as Real World Records^[15].
• Totó la Momposina's Commons category is recorded as Toto la Momposina^[16].
• Totó la Momposina's voice type is recorded as mezzo-soprano^[17].
• Totó la Momposina's given name is recorded as Sonia^[18].
• Totó la Momposina's pseudonym is recorded as Totó La Momposina^[19].
• Totó la Momposina's official website is recorded as http://www.totolamomposina.com/^[20].
• Totó la Momposina's instrument is recorded as voice^[21].
• Totó la Momposina's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro–Latin American Biography^[22].
• Totó la Momposina's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Spanish^[23].
• Totó la Momposina's start of work period is recorded as 1964^[24].
• Totó la Momposina's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora^[25].
• Totó la Momposina's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia^[26].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[27]

• Country: CO^[28]

• Began / founded: 1948-01-15^[29]

• Ended / dissolved: 2026-05-17^[30]

• Genre(s): bullerengue, cumbia, cumbia colombiana, latin, porro^[31]

• Community tags: bullerengue, cumbia, cumbia colombiana, latin, porro^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 6904c849-97ab-4bf2-af51-467e8dd98ec9^[33]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Talaigua Nuevo^[2], a municipality of Colombia^[34], in Colombia^[35], founded in 1840^[36] and Bolívar Department^[7], a department of Colombia^[37], in Colombia^[38], founded in 1857^[39]. Recorded date of birth include August 1, 1940^[3] and January 15, 1948^[8].

Education

Totó la Momposina was educated at National University of Colombia^[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[4] and composer^[5].

Recognition

Totó la Momposina received the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[11].

Why It Matters

Totó la Momposina ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35,484 views/month, #7,217 of 1,000,298).^[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] She is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

FAQs

Where was Totó la Momposina born?

Totó la Momposina was born in Talaigua Nuevo^[2].

What did Totó la Momposina do for work?

Totó la Momposina worked as singer^[4] and composer^[5].

Where did Totó la Momposina go to school?

Totó la Momposina was educated at National University of Colombia^[10].

What awards did Totó la Momposina receive?

Honors received include Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[11].