‘La Pacifican Power’ Are Giving Voice to Colombia’s Pacific Coast
In 2012, at the Petronio Álvarez festival in Cali, a group of some of the finest musicians and singers from... Read Article
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Colombia’s Vibrant Pacific Traditions Shine Bright at Petronio Alvarez Festival
Within the hot and humid Santiago de Cali night, the streets surrounding Petronio Álvarez festival ring out with the sound... Read Article
An Ode to the Marimba: Colombian Pacific Mourns the Loss of ‘Marimbero’ Ángel Marino Beltrán
The Pacific and wider music community throughout Colombia has been in mourning this week, following the tragic murder of marimba... Read Article
MIXTAPE Cal Jader’s Best Of 2017 Mixtape Part 2
After dropping his Top 10 Tunes of 2017 and the first part of his Best of 2017 Mixtape, Cal Jader... Read Article
REVIEW La BOA – Volumen
Bogotá, Colombia, an untamed and often less predictable beast of a city. At times, emitting a looming ambience of darker... Read Article
Exclusive Track from Rio Mira’s Upcoming Album of Afro-Ecuadorian Grooves
There can be no doubt that the marimba has emerged as an instrument of note in Latin America, though this... Read Article
REVIEW Quantic & Nidia Góngora – Curao
Achingly prolific and ever consistent; both would constitute a fair means of describing either Will ‘Quantic’ Holland or Nidia Góngora’s... Read Article
S&C New Latin Music Playlist #2
The spring and start of summer are a fruitful time for new music releases, which may explain why we’ve been... Read Article
MIXTAPE Cal Jader’s Top 10 Dance Floor Heaters Of The Year + Tropicalista Mix 2016
Here is Movimientos’ main man DJ Cal Jader to present ten of his sure-fire Latin dance floor heaters from 2016, as... Read Article
Ondatrópica Return With ‘Hummingbird’, First Taste From Second Album
Following on from their double album / triple-LP debut was never going to be easy for Ondatrópica, the Colombian supergroup... Read Article
Quantic to electrify fans with ‘1000 Watts’ tour in U.S.
After a successful run of dates this summer in Europe and the United Kingdom, Quantic (real name Will Holland), brings his 1000 Watts... Read Article
REVIEW Quantic – Magnetica
Since Quantic moved to Colombia back in 2007 there has been no shortage of musical activity – collaborations with Alice... Read Article