Colombian Music
REVIEW Romperayo – Que Jue?
The musical liaisons between the UK and Colombia may not seem obvious at first peek, but curiosity is rewarded by... Read Article
Plenty of New Music to Listen To and Buy from Totó La Momposina
Is it just us or has this past summer been a busy one for Totó La Momposina? Let’s be straight,... Read Article
NEW MUSIC: Plu Con Pla Offer Up Jamaican Take On Colombia’s Pacific Coast Sound
If you’ve been reading this site for a little while now you might have gathered that there is something of... Read Article
An Ode to the Marimba: Colombian Pacific Mourns the Loss of ‘Marimbero’ Ángel Marino Beltrán
The Pacific and wider music community throughout Colombia has been in mourning this week, following the tragic murder of marimba... Read Article New Music: La Sonora Mazuren ‘Ceferino En Salsa’
Earlier in the year, we presented to you La Sonora Mazuren, a crazed new magical carpet of sound emerging from... Read Article
Balancing The Light and Dark: Aterciopelados Discuss New Album and Roles as Latin American Spokespeople
There’s been a ten-year gap between Rio, Aterciopelados’ most political studio album, and their latest release Claroscura. The world has has changed... Read Article
Radical Twists and Selva Sounds: An Interview with Mitú
Mitú is a Colombian project born several years ago in the brilliant mind of multi-instrumentalist Julian Salazar. Although the concept... Read Article
New Music: Presenting Medellín’s ‘Hello Yak’
Colombia. That well-known meeting point of rockabilly and country, where surf and swing music play out to a big band... Read Article
The Colombian Independent Labels Putting Cultural Preservation At The Heart of Making Music
“I continue because well, it’s what I do. I could be totally ‘out of business’, without even a peso. That... Read Article