Simona Esquina: Singer in the Congo Tradition of Portobelo, Panama - 2003 by DigitalPortobelo published on 2013-10-17T04:32:38Z Lifelong Portobelo resident and Congo “Cantalante"/lead singer and ritual specialist Simona Esquina has been singing and dancing in the Portobelo Congo tradition since she was seven years old. Part of a family whose participation in the tradition extends more then five generations, Simona's father was the renounced King in the Congo tradition, Vicente Esquina. Simona is the great-aunt co-interviewer Gustavo Esquina Genre Digital Portobelo