Mapale

By Gina Vergel 18 July, 2017

Colombians in New York City long flocked to Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens for one of the largest Independence... Read Article

By Russ Slater 28 April, 2017

Few artists have been as responsible for elevating the folk music of Colombia’s Caribbean coast – and in particular cumbia... Read Article

By Marco Canepari 05 October, 2015

Let’s be clear: Tambolero is not Totó La Momposina’s new album, though it’s so imaginative it’s as if it were... Read Article

By Gina Vergel 04 March, 2014

There are many things one can associate with Colombian music and the city of Brussels is one of them. We... Read Article

By Russ Slater 27 July, 2012

In August 2011 José Hernando Arias – a London resident born in Britain to Colombian parents – was chosen by... Read Article

By Nicholas Sea 16 January, 2012

I am beginning with mapalé because it seems to be the most commonly performed rhythm and dance here in the... Read Article

By Nicholas Sea 11 January, 2012

The majority of Afro-Colombians reside on either the Pacific or Caribbean coast, so when I arrived in Cartagena two days... Read Article