Colombia’s afro-psych pranksters La Makina del Karibe are back with a new EP, El Sueño del Bocachico, showcasing their infectious blend of champeta, Afro rhythms and Colombian carnival madness. If you like your Latin music sweaty and incapable... Read Article
The latest video from the Bogotá-based champeta group Tribu Baharu hits like a tonne of fluorescent, jumping, hyperactive bricks. Effervescing with life, this is the latest chapter in the life of champeta, an African/Caribbean/Colombian groove that continues to... Read Article
Champeta is the sound of the Afro-Colombian neighbourhoods of Cartagena, Santa Marta and Barranquilla, a heady mix of African, Colombian and Caribbean influences with the prime objective of getting people moving. At times crudely produced but never less... Read Article
