Afro-Colombia

Doc’n Roll Presents ‘Listen to My Song’, A Film About Music and Peace in Colombia

By Rebecca Wilson 07 November, 2018

Now in their 5th edition, Doc’n Roll Festival screens compelling music documentary films of all genres to audiences across the... Read Article

Electric Cowbell To Release Tribu Baharú’s Dance-Driven Champeta for Record Store Day

By Felix Higgins 10 March, 2017

For many of us out there, record store day (April 22nd) is a must have in the ol’ musical diary.... Read Article

REVIEW Don Ca

By Nick MacWilliam 25 May, 2014

The documentary Don Ca, from Colombian director Patricia Ayala Ruiz, is ostensibly the story of one man, sixty-year old Camilo... Read Article

Afro-Colombian Special: Celebrating el Día Nacional de la Afrocolombianidad

By Russ Slater 21 May, 2012

Today is El Día Nacional de la Afrocolombianidad in Colombia, which essentially means National Afro-Colombian Day (May 21st was chosen... Read Article

The Story Inside the Rhythm: Mapalé

By Nicholas Sea 16 January, 2012

I am beginning with mapalé because it seems to be the most commonly performed rhythm and dance here in the... Read Article

Beginnings

By Nicholas Sea 29 December, 2011

Just hours shy of arriving in Colombia and I can feel the excitement and buzz humming around my ears. In... Read Article

Afro-Colombian Communities Finally Given Land Rights

By Russ Slater 20 September, 2011

After 12 long years, Afro-Colombian communities have finally secured the legal right to their land. On 17 September 2011, in... Read Article