Amaru Tribe is a group comprised of musicians from Colombia and Chile in Hispanic America. Members include Katherine Gailer on vocals, tambora; Oscar Jiménez on…
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Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST 2022, Day 2
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…
View More Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST 2022, Day 2Colombian Innovators Ghetto Kumbé Announce October 2021 European Tour
Ghetto Kumbé, a rising band featuring 3 talented musicians from the Colombian Caribbean coast, will be performing in Europe in October 2021. Ghetto Kumbé mix…
View More Colombian Innovators Ghetto Kumbé Announce October 2021 European TourColombian Artist Alea Announces New Album Alborotá
Alea, the Colombian born and New York-based singer-songwriter will be releasing her new album Alborotá on August 19, 2021. Alea’s combines blends cumbia, porro, currulao…
View More Colombian Artist Alea Announces New Album AlborotáArtist Profiles: Pablo Mayor & Folklore Urbano
While working as a professor of jazz at Universidad Javeriana in Bogota (Colombia) in 1998, Pablo Mayor began his personal search, a process of first…
View More Artist Profiles: Pablo Mayor & Folklore UrbanoHistorias Cantadas from Gaiteros de Pueblo Santo
Colombian band Gaiteros de Pueblo Santo released Historias Cantadas on Yawaro Records in 2020. The group from Barranquilla led by Marlon Peroza specializes in traditional…
View More Historias Cantadas from Gaiteros de Pueblo SantoColombian Vocalist Pao Barreto Releases “Buscando El Sol”
Colombian singer Pao Barreto has released a music video with the cumbia song “Buscando El Sol” from her new album “Spiralis”, released in April 2021.…
View More Colombian Vocalist Pao Barreto Releases “Buscando El Sol”Colombia’s Salsa Stars Grupo Niche Win Best Tropical Latin Album Grammy
The album 40, celebrating the 40th anniversary of legendary Colombian salsa band Grupo Niche, is the winner of the 2021 Grammy for Best Tropical Latin…
View More Colombia’s Salsa Stars Grupo Niche Win Best Tropical Latin Album GrammyVallenato Star Jorge Oñate Dies at 71
Award-winning Colombian vallenato star Jorge Oñate passed away on February 28, 2021. Jorge Antonio Oñate González was born on March 31, 1949 in Los Robles…
View More Vallenato Star Jorge Oñate Dies at 71Reissue of Cumbia 1 & 2 Anthology
World Circuit Records is reissuing Cumbia 1 & 2 on March 23, 2021. The anthology was compiled by the label’s own Nick Gold. The albums…
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