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Barranquilla

Listen Now: Abelardo Carbonó feat Quantic, ‘La Piña Madura’

By Frank Kinsey 27 July, 2018

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

By Russ Slater 26 October, 2017

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?

By Cavé Okou 14 June, 2017

“¡Barranquilla es la capital mundial de la mùsica africana!” (Barranquilla is the world capital of African music). If you ever have... Read Article

Carnival in Barranquilla Podcast: A Celebration of Colour and Afro-Colombian Identity

By Joe Galbraith 25 August, 2016

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

By Niamh Harnett 12 July, 2016

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!’

By Gina Vergel 03 February, 2016

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

By Gina Vergel 16 October, 2015

When we first saw Delsonido perform at a nightclub, we thought, here is a jam band influenced heavily by Colombian sounds, big... Read Article

New Video by Colombia’s Colectro feat Tostao: ‘Leslie, Sistema Correo de Voz’

By Gina Vergel 22 September, 2015

Colombian artists are no strangers to concocting songs for the women in their lives. The great Joe Arroyo had two: “Tania (1974)” and “Catalina... Read Article