Few know better the freshest tunes coming out of Latin America than Cal Jader – one of the busiest tropical DJs in the UK, and the man behind the Movimientos radio show, record label and parties. It’s for... Read Article
Lucas Silva is a workaholic. If he’s not recording music, he’s shooting a music video or a documentary or writing a script or something else. It was hard to catch him during my first trip to Colombia because... Read Article
Palenque, a name that has always gone hand in hand with Afro-Colombia. “The only one with its own language, is San Basilio”, Lucas Silva of the iconic record label named after the town, recently pointed out, “but there... Read Article
Take a collective of Afro-Colombian champeta pioneers and mix them with one of the rising stars of Bogotá’s bass scene and you’re bound to get something special. Bleepolar (Bleepo to his mates) has taken a trip up 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
This year we produced our first ever print edition, a book about Colombian music and culture. One of the great things about the book was the opportunity to show off Colombian music old and new, and this extended... Read Article
This week we officially released our Colombia book and CD, a project devoted to sharing the amazing music and culture of Colombia. The book contains 198 pages of articles, illustrations and photos by contributors from Colombia, Europe, North... 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
Back from Isla Grande, we spent a few days in Cartagena, a beautiful city, also one of the most important historical ports in the American continent. The city is Colombia’s prime tourist destination, a vibrant place, full of... Read Article
