In 2012, at the Petronio Álvarez festival in Cali, a group of some of the finest musicians and singers from Colombia’s Pacific coast got together for an informal jam, uniting to perform each other’s songs and celebrate their... Read Article
To be honest the idea of Colombia’s tourism gathering together a selection of musicians to promote the country’s diverse regions sounds like a really bad idea. So often, the institutions are woefully out of the loop, hence we... Read Article
There can be no doubt that the marimba has emerged as an instrument of note in Latin America, though this can be largely put down to the increased interesting in Afro-Latin music from the Pacific coast of Colombia,... Read Article
We are loving this new track from Colombian rapper Emci Rimas. Recorded in Bombo Records in Cali with some of the same musicians and producers who work with Herencia de Timbiqui and La Mambanegra, amongst others, the track... Read Article
Herencia de Timbiquí dominated Bogotá last week in two shows that perfectly summed up the band´s broad appeal. Music born in the heart of the Pacific, fused with urban beats from the hot, gritty, salsa-loving city of Cali,... Read Article
Following hot on the heels of our Best Albums of 2014 we present to you a playlist featuring some of our favourite tracks of the year. Many of these also feature in our Best Albums list but there... Read Article
The hardest thing about any end-of-year list is whittling the list down to just a few. This year has been as tough as ever, with amazing albums by Lucas Santtana, Igapó de Almas, Boom Boom Clan, La Chiva... Read Article
Music from the Pacific coast of Colombia is slowly getting its dues. Heavily influenced by the runaway slaves who maid their homes along the coast, as well as the green, river-strewn landscapes (as well as surprising European styles,... Read Article
I hadn’t heard of Herencia de Timbiqui until last year. The group formed in 2000, consisting of 11 Colombian musicians from the town of Timbiqui in Cauca, on Colombia’s Pacific Coast. Their previous album Tambó projected the group... Read Article
I’m not a morning person, but a new video by Herencia de Timbiquí makes me want to get up at the crack of dawn and go for a long walk. (This is assuming I was on Colombia’s Pacific coast,... Read Article
Today is El Día Nacional de la Afrocolombianidad in Colombia, which essentially means National Afro-Colombian Day (May 21st was chosen as it’s also the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development). To celebrate Afro-Colombian culture we’ve... Read Article
I’m the kind of person who likes to classify music by what I can do with it. There’s music I like to hear when running. There’s music I like to hear while driving long distances. There’s even music... Read Article
