ian ▁and ▁Latin ▁American ▁music , ▁introdu cing ▁V allen ato ▁to ▁both ▁Colombia ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁The ▁follow - up ▁album , ▁La ▁T ierra ▁del ▁Ol v ido ▁would ▁mark ▁a ▁further ▁step ▁in ▁V ives ' ▁desire ▁to ▁fusion ▁rock , ▁fun k ▁and ▁pop ▁music ▁with ▁traditional ▁Colomb ian ▁gen res . ▁The ▁album ▁gave ▁V ives ▁classic ▁hits ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁title ▁track , ▁and ▁the ▁up - tem po ▁opening ▁track ▁Pa ' ▁May te . ▁ ▁His ▁subsequent ▁releases , ▁T engo ▁F é ▁( 1 9 9 7 ), ▁El ▁Am or ▁de ▁Mi ▁T ierra ▁( 1 9 9 9 ), ▁Dé j ame ▁En tr ar ▁( 2 0 0 1 ) ▁and ▁El ▁Rock ▁de ▁Mi ▁P ue blo ▁( 2 0 0 4 ), ▁were ▁all ▁commer cially ▁successful ▁and ▁were ▁well ▁received ▁by ▁the ▁critics . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Carlos ▁V ives ' ▁album ▁" D é j ame ▁En tr ar " ▁won ▁him ▁his ▁first ▁Gram my ▁award ▁for ▁Best ▁Trad itional ▁Trop ical ▁Latin ▁Album . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁he ▁released ▁the ▁album ▁Cl ás icos ▁de ▁la ▁Provin cia ▁II , ▁which ▁was ▁sold ▁exclus ively ▁in ▁Colomb ian ▁super market ▁chain ▁" Al mac enes ▁É x ito ." ▁The ▁album ▁saw ▁V ives ' ▁return ▁to ▁covering ▁famous ▁V allen ato ▁songs ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁style . ▁It ▁sold ▁mass ively ▁and