Taking Time to Contemplate: An Interview with Totó La Momposina
Few artists have been as responsible for elevating the folk music of Colombia’s Caribbean coast – and in particular cumbia... Read Article
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
REVIEW Neruda
“We were in a dazzling and secret world of nature which at the same time was a growing menace of... Read Article
Juan Gabriel Vásquez – El Ruido de las Cosas al Caer (The Sound of Things Falling)
In a shady billiards joint in La Candelaria, central Bogotá, Antonio Yammara, a young law professor frequently spends his evening.... Read Article
The 15 Must Read Books For Anyone Travelling to Latin America
I can still vividly remember the weeks preceding my first excursion alone in Latin America, to Nicaragua and Honduras, in... Read Article
REVIEW Gabo: The Creation of Gabriel Garcia Marquez
“Gabo was a superior being… With Gabo’s books you just want to keep reading and reading… His charm, his special... Read Article
Realidades Increíbles: Andrés Arango in Bogotá
The exhibition “Realidades Increíbles”, a collection of watercolor paintings by the Colombian artist Andrés Arango, was on display at the... Read Article
Colombian Film Fest in NYC to Feature Documentary on Porro
The New York Colombian Film Festival is all set to kick off later this month, and it will feature loads... Read Article
A Dazari Por Un Mondo En Libertiti: An Interview with Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra
For almost three years now, the Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra, a colourful, festive and nomadic big band fusing Afro-Colombian percussion with... Read Article
Borges and his Successors
In his short essay Kafka and his Precursors, Borges writes of the Czech author that “at first I had considered... Read Article
Latin American Theatre Is Back In London with CASA 2014
The annual CASA Latin American theatre festival returns to London today. The brainchild of theatre director Daniel Goldman, the festival... Read Article
What García Márquez Meant to the Macondians
1. When relatives visited my home city of Cali during the ’80s and ’90s, my father would take them on... Read Article
5 Best Gabriel Garcia Marquez Books
Known as Gabo throughout Latin America, the late Colombian novelist Gabriel García Márquez is among the 20th century’s most significant... Read Article