Vinyl Lovers: Jhonny Ortiz, A Picó Original
Jhonny Ortiz is the one who introduced me to the rumble of Colombian sound systems! I first met Jhonny Ortiz... Read Article
Barranquilla
New Music: ‘Carnavalera’ by Bomba Estereo & Systema Solar
Another Carnaval of Barranquilla has come and gone, but a new song by Colombia’s Bomba Estereo and Systema Solar keeps... Read Article
Vinyl Lovers: Don Alirio, Taking the Caribbean Coast to Medellín
While I was investigating vinyl culture in Barranquilla, a friend of mine told me that a costeño was now living in... Read Article
Vinyl Lovers: Lucas Silva, Head of Palenque Records
Lucas Silva is a workaholic. If he’s not recording music, he’s shooting a music video or a documentary or writing... Read Article
Vinyl Lovers: Sidney Reyes Reyes, Barranquilla’s ‘Musical Library’
Sidney Reyes Reyes aka ‘the Musical Library’, is the very first person you need to contact if you plan to... Read Article
Listen Now: Abelardo Carbonó feat Quantic, ‘La Piña Madura’
Revered as the ‘Godfather of Champeta’, Abelardo Carbonó, is the latest in a growing line of Colombian artists to team... Read Article
PREMIÈRE: Alessandra Leão Unites Brazil and Colombia In New Continental Collaboration
In her latest video Brazilian singer, musician and composer Alessandra Leão teamed up with an ensemble of Colombian and Brazilian musicians... Read Article
Barranquilla: World Capital of African Music?
“¡Barranquilla es la capital mundial de la mùsica africana!” (Barranquilla is the world capital of African music). If you ever... Read Article
Carnival in Barranquilla Podcast: A Celebration of Colour and Afro-Colombian Identity
Joe Galbraith takes a trip to carnival in Barranquilla, Colombia. He finds out why it’s the second largest carnival in... Read Article
A Psychedelic African Tribe from The Future: An Interview with Ghetto Kumbé
Ghetto Kumbé´s concept is as powerful as it is simple, a journey to the rhythmic Afro-Caribbean roots of Colombia fuelled... Read Article
Barranquilla’s Carnival is ‘Una Sola Gozadera!’
It’s a hashtag popular among Colombians these days: #hueleacarnaval. Quite simply, it translates to, “It smells like Carnival.” Indeed, we... Read Article
Meet Brooklyn’s Delsonido: a band with the ‘sounds’ of many
When we first saw Delsonido perform at a nightclub, we thought, here is a jam band influenced heavily by Colombian sounds, big... Read Article