San Basilio de Palenque
ColombiAfrica and the Village of Champions: Palenque’s Incredible Legacy Lives On
The remote village of San Basilio de Palenque in Colombia’s Caribbean region has become internationally known in recent years, and... Read Article
Taking Time to Contemplate: An Interview with Totó La Momposina
Few artists have been as responsible for elevating the folk music of Colombia’s Caribbean coast – and in particular cumbia... Read Article
‘Champeta Puro Vacile’ in Tribu Baharu’s New Video
The latest video from the Bogotá-based champeta group Tribu Baharu hits like a tonne of fluorescent, jumping, hyperactive bricks. Effervescing... Read Article
New video: Colectro ‘Magende’
It’s always ‘puro vacilón’ when our favorite Bogotá, Colombia,-based Barranquilleros release new music. Colectro, which dub their style of folkloric-tinged rock music as... Read Article
REVIEW Geko Jones & Atropolis Present: Palenque Records Remixed
Palenque Records Remixed is a unique compilation which features two different meetings of cultures in two different moments in time.... Read Article
NEW VIDEO: Mitú “Mercedez”
Colombian electro-champeta duo Mitú today premièred the third video from their debut Potro album. Mitú, which pairs the percussion and... Read Article
Geko Jones and Atropolis Remix Palenque Records + Uproot Andy Releases New EP
Do Uproot Andy and Geko Jones ever sleep?Palenke Soultribe feat. Batata “El Makako”
Brand new video from Palenke Soultribe, the Los Angeles-based Colombians with a taste for mixing their Colombian roots with electronic... Read Article
Channelling Cumbia with Leon Murcia
Leon Murcia is a man of cumbia. He was born to a mother of African descent and a father with... Read Article