
Vinyl Lovers: Jhonny Ortiz, A Picó Original
Jhonny Ortiz is the one who introduced me to the rumble of Colombian sound systems! I first met Jhonny Ortiz... Read Article
Jhonny Ortiz is the one who introduced me to the rumble of Colombian sound systems! I first met Jhonny Ortiz... Read Article
While I was investigating vinyl culture in Barranquilla, a friend of mine told me that a costeño was now living in... Read Article
Lucas Silva is a workaholic. If he’s not recording music, he’s shooting a music video or a documentary or writing... Read Article
Sidney Reyes Reyes aka ‘the Musical Library’, is the very first person you need to contact if you plan to... Read Article
“¡Barranquilla es la capital mundial de la mùsica africana!” (Barranquilla is the world capital of African music). If you ever... Read Article
Joe Galbraith takes a trip to carnival in Barranquilla, Colombia. He finds out why it’s the second largest carnival in... Read Article
Ask any Colombian, and they’ll tell you there’s nothing as beautiful as the tradition of noche de velitas (night of the... Read Article
No one represents better the current sound of the Afro-descendent population of Colombia’s Caribbean coast than Rey de Rocha, a... Read Article
Systema Solar is one of those Colombian bands that I love because it’s obvious their picó–inspired sounds can power any... Read Article
A new craft is winging its way through the sonic solar system, built from creaky amps and sleek laptops, powered... Read Article
System Solar are one of the heaviest groups coming out of Colombia at the moment. They call themselves a ‘collective’... Read Article