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Tag: Afro-Colombian

Cantares del Pacifico - Aguajes de Mar y Manglar
Album reviews

Preserving Afro-Pacific Colombian Heritage: Cantares del Pacifico’s ‘Aguajes de Mar y Manglar’

Douglas Sanders July 31, 2023 No Comments Afro-ColombianCantares del PacificoColombian musicworld music

Cantares del Pacifico – Aguajes de Mar y Manglar (2023) Aguajes de Mar y Manglar (Sea and Mangrove Tides) presents Cantares del Pacifico, an ensemble…

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Xiomara Torres - La Voz del Mar
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The Voice of the Sea, Debut Album by Rising Colombian Singer Xiomara Torres

Rafael Mieses August 10, 2022 No Comments Afro-ColombianColombian musicmarimbaworld musicXiomara Torres

Xiomara Torres – La Voz del Mar (Patois Records, 2022) She hails from the Colombian Pacific coast, her name is Xiomara Torres and, with the…

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Cover of Ghetto Kumbé Clubbing Remixes
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Ghetto Kumbé Presents Sola (Les Enfants Sauvages Remix)

World Music Central News Room July 20, 2022 No Comments Afro-ColombianColombian musicGhetto Kumbéglobal electronicaworld fusionworld music

Colombian band Ghetto Kumbé has released a new version of “Sola (Les Enfants Sauvages Remix)”. This is the fifth single from the upcoming remix album…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Ghetto Kumbé

Angel Romero June 25, 2022 No Comments Afro-ColombianAfro-Futurist musicColombiaColombian musicGhetto Kumbéworld fusionworld music

Afro-Futuristic Colombian band Ghetto Kumbé was founded at the end of 2014 by three musicians from the culturally rich and diverse Caribbean coast of Colombia.…

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Interviews

Ghetto Kumbé, The Drumming Ritual Party Gets Going

Rafael Mieses June 25, 2022 No Comments Afro-ColombianColombiaColombian musicGhetto Kumbé

“What we bring to the Med Festival is all the strength of Afro-Caribbean music, all the power of the African root, what is the Colombian…

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the four members of Grupo Rebolu in 2021 - photo by Michael G. Stewart
Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Rebolú

Angel Romero May 6, 2022 No Comments Afro-ColombianColombian musicRebolúUnited States of America

Colombian roots band Rebolú was formed by Ronald Polo and Morris Cañate, two Colombian musicians living in New York City. The two artists initially met…

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Son Rompe Pera with El Macha at Globalfest 2022
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Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST 2022, Day 2

Angel Romero January 20, 2022 No Comments Afro-ColombianCanadian musicColombian musiccumbiahip hopKombilesa MímarimbaMexican musicNorthern Creepow-wow musicSon Rompe Peraworld fusionworld music

Day 2 of the Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST 2022 virtual showcases took place on Wednesday, January 19 at  8:00 p.m. The event, hosted by African…

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Events

South American Afro-Pacific Band Rio Mira to Perform at The ArtsCenter

World Music Central News Room October 10, 2018 No Comments Afro-ColombianRio Mira

Much-admired South American ensemble Rio Mira is set to perform at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro, North Carolina. The concert is part of an American tour…

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Events

Black Atlantic Music Festival at Duke University

Angel Romero March 16, 2018 No Comments Afro-ColombianAurelio MartinezbachataBetsayda MachadoDiego El CigalaEmeline MichelFlamencoHaitian musicJoan SorianosalsaTrio Da Kaliworld music

Duke Performances will present a Black Atlantic, a captivating six-day world music festival, celebrating the music of Africa and the African diaspora. The festival takes…

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Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: La cumbiamba eNeYé

Angel Romero March 23, 2017 No Comments Afro-ColombianColombiaColombian musicLa cumbiamba eNeYé

La cumbiamba eNeYé is an ensemble that performs concerts and workshops with traditional instruments from the African Diaspora in Colombia, as well as indigenous and…

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