Tag: Music
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New tourist campaign enshrines 9 uniquely Colombian rhythms as Cultural Heritage of the Americas
Nine exclusively Colombian rhythms have been declared Cultural Heritage of the Americas, thanks to a tourism campaign run by ProColombia, the government entity in charge of tourism, foreign investment and non-traditional exports in Colombia. The campaign, ‘Colombia, Tierra de la Sabrosura’, which launches this Sunday, 22 April in Washington DC, tells the story of 12 different…
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Musician Saralamar paves way for an exciting future for Flamenco music in Colombia
Amongst the high-rise residencies lining the hills of popular Medellin barrio Poblado, the corridors of one special apartment block reverberated with the ambient sounds of guitar, clapping, foot stomping and a powerful vocal voice which echoed through the door. What was being conjured inside were the passionate rhythms that tend to be deeply aligned with…
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A look at Latin America’s recent music success
Barranquilla’s carnival, the second largest carnival in the world, surpassed only by Rio de Janeiro, kicked off last weekend with feathers, face paint and festivities on display all over the coastal Colombian city. With the region celebrating an extravaganza of culture, dance and music, we thought we would take a look at some of the…
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Arcade Fire gave ‘Everything Now’ and more in first ever Colombian concert
For the first time ever indie-rock band Arcade Fire played in Bogotá, bringing their infectious energy and career-spanning song-set to stage in the capital this week as part of their “Infinite Content” tour. Any doubts or mixed reviews about their latest album Everything Now were quickly forgotten as Win Butler, Regine Chassagne and their crew…
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La Oreja de Van Gogh returns to rock their new album in Medellin
Celebrating their 20 year career as one of the of most well-regarded Spanish pop/rock bands, La Oreja de Van Gogh returns to the stage with their new album “The Imaginary Planet” in Medellin this week.
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Life’s a picnic: readers’ reviews
Our readers give us the low-down on the recent Estereo Picnic event in Bogota with their reviews of the best and worst that the music festival had to offer
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Rocking the charts
We take a look ahead at the Colombian albums worth a listen to in 2015 This year a whole host of exciting new releases will be flooding the Colombian music market, with fresh new talent competing alongside national mainstays as new genres mix with traditional riffs and local rhythms. If you, like us, have been…
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Vives snatches Grammy as Juanes performs in Spanish
Colombia played a relatively prominent role in LA on Sunday night, but the Latin music awards are still little more than an afterthought Medellin rocker Juanes made history with the first ever entirely Spanish language performance at a Grammys ceremony on February 9, while Carlos Vives was the only one of four Colombian nominees to…
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Vallenato for beginners
Anyone in Colombia for a while will have surely heard of Vallenato. Those new to the country may be wondering what those screeching accordions are all about. Fanatic Lee Ritter gives us a crash course on this Colombian musical staple
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‘Vallenato Tiger’, Enrique Diaz Tovar, Dies
I GET IT. I know. You hate vallenato. You’ve seen a music video with a guy in pastel blue trousers and an orange polo shirt, wearing sunglasses and playing an accordion and you thought to yourself, “What the hell is this?” He’s smiling at the camera like, “I’m the shit, right?” and you’re thinking, “Who…