A remix of Bomba Estereo‘s “To My Love” by Puerto Rican reggaeton producer Tainy is a gift to the band’s fans, whom they invited to dance in Parque Tayrona, on Colombia’s Caribbean coast for the music video. Over... Read Article
An ever growing list of hyphenated compounds seems the emergent trend when attempting to define outlandish Colombian fiesteros, Bomba Estéreo; electro-tropical, psychedelic-cumbia, folklore-electronica, to cite but a few. Suffice to say the group – curated by Simon Mejía... Read Article
“¡Barranquilla es la capital mundial de la mùsica africana!” (Barranquilla is the world capital of African music). If you ever have the chance to visit the city of Barranquilla on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, then there is a good... Read Article
If you haven’t already, you will soon hear and read his name quite a lot, because Thor Partridge, better known as Thornato is one of the most interesting, up-and-coming musicians, DJs and producers emerging from the New York global... Read Article
Systema Solar hail from the Colombian coast, taking their musical roots from the non-stop music and party scene and Colombian folklore. Their third album Rumbo a Tierra has some great party tracks, but it also goes deeper, in... Read Article
Earlier this week I was able to connect with Bomba Estéreo’s Li Saumet about her new swimsuit line called Soy Banana Girl, a fashion line that is far more than a brand but a lifestyle for women. Other... Read Article
One of our favorite costeño artists/activists, Systema Solar, have debuted a new video for their track, “Yo Voy Ganao,” a single off their album, La Ravancha del Burro. The colourful video, filmed in beautiful coastal town of Taganga, which sits above... Read Article
Systema Solar is one of those Colombian bands that I love because it’s obvious their picó–inspired sounds can power any street party. There’s also the lead singer’s scraggly voice (that’s a compliment) and their absolute homage to AfroColombian... Read Article
Yesterday Colombia’s Systema Solar released their new single and it’s an absolute belter. “La Rana” (which you can download below and which also has a video, again see below) is the first taster from Systema Solar’s second album,... Read Article
“What I want to show with my drawings is the reality of our community, Santa Marta. These are the stories of life in the favela and they show that there is nothing easy about that life”. For years... Read Article
We travelled a bit north from Santa Marta to go to Parque Tayrona, probably Colombia’s most visited national park. The landscape is covered with huge rounded rocks that seem carefully placed both on land and sea, with streams... Read Article
After spending a few days in Bogota to recharge, plan and teach a couple of workshops, we have arrived to Santa Marta. We are staying at our sound engineer’s family vacation home. Their gorgeous apartment by the sea... Read Article
