Your guide to the best Latin events coming up in Colombia.
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Welcome to the last round-up this year. Without further ado, may I draw your attention to the following crop of new sounds… Mauricio Fleury: Revoada (Altercat Records) In the face of so much global gloom and doom, let’s... Read Article
Lead singer and flute player with Austin’s Latin big-hitters, Superfónicos, Jaime Ospina’s solo debut, The Vessel, is one of my albums of the year. So I was delighted to catch up with him on Zoom on Thanksgiving Day... Read Article
In Medellín, a city where rap has long carried the weight of testimony, resistance, and reinvention, few movements have shaped the last decade as decisively as Afterclass. Formed by Luis7Lunes, Vic Deal, Maco Maat, Kid Sánchez, Eztone, and... Read Article
Led by Bogotá-based producer and multi-instrumentalist Jacobo Polanía, Mente Orgánica returns with Pukllay, a new studio album released via Buenos Aires imprint Fértil Discos: one of the Southern Cone’s most influential hubs for forward-thinking organic electronic music. Known... Read Article
There’s a distinct kind of alchemy running through Piangua’s music: one where rock, folk music and psychedelia meet the pulse of Colombia’s Pacific mangrove forests. Nearly a decade after emerging from Bogotá’s underground with their debut Las Brujas,... Read Article
No, it’s not possible; it can’t be. Two months since the last “Nunca Tarde”? In that case, I’d better stop beating around the bush and get right down to the real nitty gritty… Da Lata: Edge of Blue... Read Article
After a thoroughly wonderful week’s holiday in the stunning island of Corsica, I’m back at S&C Central, plugged into the Infoscope (not yet powered by AI), and itching to let you know what to expect in the coming... Read Article
Bogotá has always been fertile ground for cumbia mutations: psychedelic, electronic, punk-inflected, and everything in between. This year those scattered currents are finally joining forces under a new banner: Cumbia Bestial. Launching October 4 at local venue La... Read Article
I sometimes worry about an apparent bias towards Brazil in this column. But then, Brazil is the biggest country in South America, so I shouldn’t be surprised. And despite the efforts of our team on the ground—Rebecca, Andy,... Read Article
The Day of the Dead is already rearing its celebratory head as autumn approaches. We’ll look at what Movimientos has in store to mark its 20th anniversary, along with a few other notable events taking place in the... Read Article
For over a decade the musical fingerprints of Marco Fajardo, Sebastián Rozo (Eufox), José “El Profe” Vega, Daniel Michel, Juan Sebastián Rojas, Alejandro Cifuentes and Iván Ramírez have been everywhere in Colombia’s underground — tied to projects across... Read Article
Cor! It ain’t ‘alf been hot, mum. On days of near-40-degree temperatures, there’s nothing for it but to find yourself a darkened, shady spot where you can don the headphones and listen to what’s new. Here are the... Read Article
Festival Cordillera has quickly become one of the most vital gatherings for Latin American music. Not just a festival, but a panorama of the region’s past, present, and future. Each edition draws legends, cult heroes, and emerging voices... Read Article
With Petronio Álvarez Festival 2025 fast approaching, it feels like the right moment to pause and look back at some of the most compelling new music coming out of Colombia’s Pacific Coast this year. The region’s deep-rooted marimba... Read Article
Summer comes but once a year… and thank heavens for that. Quite apart from my prezidential affairs of state, I’ve been so busy trying to keep cool and achieve net-zero houseflies, that I’ve struggled to find time for... Read Article
This year’s BIME Bogotá was less about spectacle and more about substance. In between panels, one-on-one conversations, and the quiet hum of cultural exchange, a deeper narrative emerged: one of artists reclaiming space, memory, and voice in a... Read Article
Oh to be in London, now that summer’s here. Actually, I’m quite glad that I’m not, but there are compensations. Here are a few… Alexander Abreu y Havana D’Primera at Electric Brixton, 26th June Yes, sorry about that;... Read Article
It’s difficult to know where to start this month, there are so many fine new releases to tell you about. Perhaps I’ll just close my eyes and let my fickle finger of fate hover over my list… DJ... Read Article
Things are hotting up – musically and meteologically. Newcomers, familiar faces and firm favourites are all vying for selection. So there’s nothing for it then but to start things rolling with something bang up to date from that... Read Article
I give Colombian musician Masilva a call while he is in La Jagua, Cesár, podcasting with La Rotativa, a photography collective made up of ex-combatants. His latest single, “Cama de Frailejón“, released on Tambora records at the end... Read Article
Bogotá’s Festival Estéreo Picnic has always lived in a unique middle ground, between slick international headliners and the local underground that makes the region’s music scene so rich. But year after year it seems like its core remains... Read Article
Now in its third edition, BIME Bogotá has firmly positioned itself as one of the key convenings for music industry professionals in Latin America and the wider Ibero-American ecosystem. What began as a Bilbao-based industry gathering in 2013... Read Article
I’ve been so busy trying to halt the inexorable march of dandelions in these parts that I’ve let the new albums pile up on me. Nevertheless, thanks to my trusty MP3 player (no doubt already an audio antique),... Read Article
As Bogotá’s Estéreo Picnic 2025 approaches, it’s clear that this happening is about more than just flashy pop acts—it’s about evolution and intent. The event has come a long way from its humble beginnings, growing into one of... Read Article
