Bomba Estéreo and Astro set fire to Santiago’s La Cupula
En route to Santiago’s La Cupula theatre the police have shut off traffic for some unknown reason. This means hopping... Read Article
Music of Colombia
A Musical Journey Through Cumbia
Over the past sixty years, the Colombian music genre Cumbia has rocked dance floors in it’s native land as well... Read Article
Cartagena: African legacy in America
Back from Isla Grande, we spent a few days in Cartagena, a beautiful city, also one of the most important... Read Article
WIN Best of Michi Sarmiento y Su Combo Bravo
We have 3 copies of the latest instalment in Soundway Records’ excellent series of releases on Colombia music to giveaway.... Read Article
REVIEW Michi Sarmiento y su Combo Bravo – Aqui Los Bravos!
Miles Cleret’s Soundway Records continue their winning streak with this 16-track compilation of barnstorming dancefloor rhythms from little-known Colombian bandleader... Read Article
Buenaventura – Marimba as a Lighthouse
We arrived into the Buenaventura bay on a motor boat, coming from Ladrilleros. Compared to the small town where we... Read Article
REVIEW Cartagena! Curro Fuentes and the Big Band Cumbia and Descarga Sound of Columbia 1962-72
Soundway Records, the Brighton-based label dedicated to the mining of global grooves, might well only consider itself a conduit for... Read Article
Soundway release compilation of classic Cartagena cumbia from Curro Fuentes
With every new Soundway Records release comes a new wave of great music to listen to. Cartagena! – subtitled Curro... Read Article
New Bomba Estereo EP featuring Pump Up The Jam cover released on iTunes
Bomba Estereo released their new digital EP Ponte Bomb on Tuesday 18th January. The EP features the group’s cover of... Read Article
Colombia’s Isa GT reaches final of Global Diesel Cup
DJ and Artist Isa Gt (Medellin, Colombia) has advanced to the Final in Diesel’s international music project Stupid for Music... Read Article
REVIEW Palenque Palenque: Champeta Criolla & Afro Roots in Colombia 1975-91
As any student of Columbian music will tell you, in the 1970 and 80s, the hot sound systems of Barranquilla... Read Article
Project to document Colombian music featuring Vincent Moon and Lulacruza is on the kickstarter trail
A possible upcoming project from French film-maker Vincent Moon and Colombian musical explorers Lulacruza aims to be “a travelling visual... Read Article