Bogotá, Colombia, an untamed and often less predictable beast of a city. At times, emitting a looming ambience of darker more powerful forces at work. This is one of those times and the all-enchanting forces are of the... Read Article
Percussionist Pedro Ojeda has been involved with many groups that form part of the current alternative music scene in Colombia; Frente Cumbiero, Meridian Brothers, Sidestepper, Chúpame el Dedo, to name a few. Now he leads Romperayo, a project... Read Article
The musical magic of Afro-Colombia has once again graced our ears. This instalment comes from Galletas Calientes Records and a group of DJs and producers who span the Global Bass scene. On Palenque Records AfroColombia Remix they deliver... Read Article
In a shady billiards joint in La Candelaria, central Bogotá, Antonio Yammara, a young law professor frequently spends his evening. There, the professor – who wrote his dissertation on how Hamlet’s insanity exempts him from responsibility – often... Read Article
I caught up with Santiago from Monsieur Perine in the middle of their United States tour in Santa Cruz, California. The Colombian band’s music is reaching out beyond their Latin American roots to the ‘gringo’ audience with great... Read Article
Discrepant Records have continued their work releasing experimental music with a wide geographical focus thanks to the recent and upcoming releases of two notable Colombian projects, Chupame El Dedo‘s debut album on vinyl, and the forthcoming reissue of... Read Article
The work of US photographer Spencer Tunick is synonymous with redefining the human body and how we perceive it. Using mass groups of nude people, Tunick uses their bodies as canvas, creating new shapes from their unadorned forms. As well... Read Article
Herencia de Timbiquí dominated Bogotá last week in two shows that perfectly summed up the band´s broad appeal. Music born in the heart of the Pacific, fused with urban beats from the hot, gritty, salsa-loving city of Cali,... Read Article
The exhibition “Realidades Increíbles”, a collection of watercolor paintings by the Colombian artist Andrés Arango, was on display at the Gabriel Garcia Marquez Cultural Center in Bogotá between May 21st and July 5th. The title alone gave a... Read Article
The 15th International Documentary Encounter (MIDBOG) in Bogota ended recently, following a week of cutting-edge independent filmmaking on show in the Colombian capital. The Muestra Internacional Documental, to give it its proper name, is the country’s principal festival devoted... Read Article
On Saturday 23rd March we’ll be holding a special party in Matik-Matik – Bogotá’s finest experimental music venue – to celebrate the launch of our Sounds and Colours Colombia book. For the night, we have invited some of... Read Article
On Monday 25th February we will be holding a release party for the Sounds and Colours Colombia book at Casa Tomada bookshop in Bogotá. For the event, Sounds and Colours editor Russell Slater will be holding a discussion... Read Article
