In 2012, at the Petronio Álvarez festival in Cali, a group of some of the finest musicians and singers from Colombia’s Pacific coast got together for an informal jam, uniting to perform each other’s songs and celebrate their... Read Article
Within the hot and humid Santiago de Cali night, the streets surrounding Petronio Álvarez festival ring out with the sound of people selling traditional aphrodisiac liquors viche, tomaseca and arrechón (translating roughly as ‘horny’), homemade and bottled to... Read Article
There can be no doubt that the marimba has emerged as an instrument of note in Latin America, though this can be largely put down to the increased interesting in Afro-Latin music from the Pacific coast of Colombia,... Read Article
This short video is a fantastic insight into the violin caucano, an instrument that was brought to Colombia by the Spanish but unexpectedly became an integral part of Afro-Colombian traditions found on the country’s Pacific Coast, especially in... Read Article
There can be no doubt that Petronio Álvarez is the most important festival anywhere in the world for celebrating the music and culture of Colombia’s Pacific Coast. In Cali every August musicians come from across Colombia’s Pacific Coast... Read Article
Herencia de Timbiquí dominated Bogotá last week in two shows that perfectly summed up the band´s broad appeal. Music born in the heart of the Pacific, fused with urban beats from the hot, gritty, salsa-loving city of Cali,... Read Article
