pico | Sounds and Colours

By Cavé Okou 19 August, 2019

Jhonny Ortiz is the one who introduced me to the rumble of Colombian sound systems! I first met Jhonny Ortiz... Read Article

By Cavé Okou 12 March, 2019

While I was investigating vinyl culture in Barranquilla, a friend of mine told me that a costeño was now living in... Read Article

By Cavé Okou 14 December, 2018

Lucas Silva is a workaholic. If he’s not recording music, he’s shooting a music video or a documentary or writing... Read Article

By Cavé Okou 14 November, 2018

Sidney Reyes Reyes aka ‘the Musical Library’, is the very first person you need to contact if you plan to... Read Article

By Cavé Okou 14 June, 2017

“¡Barranquilla es la capital mundial de la mùsica africana!” (Barranquilla is the world capital of African music). If you ever... Read Article

By Joe Galbraith 25 August, 2016

Joe Galbraith takes a trip to carnival in Barranquilla, Colombia. He finds out why it’s the second largest carnival in... Read Article

By Gina Vergel 08 December, 2015

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

By Russ Slater 15 May, 2015

No one represents better the current sound of the Afro-descendent population of Colombia’s Caribbean coast than Rey de Rocha, a... Read Article

By Gina Vergel 25 October, 2013

Systema Solar is one of those Colombian bands that I love because it’s obvious their picó–inspired sounds can power any... Read Article

By S&C Team 20 August, 2010

A new craft is winging its way through the sonic solar system, built from creaky amps and sleek laptops, powered... Read Article

By Russ Slater 05 July, 2010

System Solar are one of the heaviest groups coming out of Colombia at the moment. They call themselves a ‘collective’... Read Article