Champeta Criolla

MIXTAPE PREMIÈRE: ‘Terapia y Verbena’ Mix by DJs Elkin Pautt & modrums

By Gina Vergel 13 February, 2018

As carnivals across Latin America and the Caribbean wind down, a New York City-based party in the spirit of champeta picó... Read Article

Colombia’s Tribu Baharú Take Afrocaribeño Champeta to New Heights

By Gina Vergel 21 January, 2016

Champeta has a champion in Tribu Baharú (pronounced ba-roo). The band, formed in Bogota in 2009, have been steadily taking... Read Article

MIXTAPE Dany F’s Latin Sur África Champeta Mixtape

By Russ Slater 23 August, 2013

Champeta is the sound of the Afro-Colombian neighbourhoods of Cartagena, Santa Marta and Barranquilla, a heady mix of African, Colombian... Read Article

REVIEW Geko Jones & Atropolis Present: Palenque Records Remixed

By Camilo Martinez 24 July, 2013

Palenque Records Remixed is a unique compilation which features two different meetings of cultures in two different moments in time.... Read Article