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…
Colombian Innovators Ghetto Kumbé Announce October 2021 European Tour
Tag: Colombian music
Colombian 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…
Artist 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…
Historias 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…
Colombian 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.…
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…
Vallenato 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…
Reissue 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…
The Irresistible Dance Beats of Champeta
Faraon Bantu y Champetaman – Futuro Ancestral (Palenque Records, 2020) Futuro Ancestral presents a selection of champeta and other Afrocolombian genres performed by some of…
Harmonious Fusion of Traditional Sounds and Electronic Beats
Thornato – Escape Plan (Wonderwheel Recordings, 2020) Thornato is the world music project of producer Thor Partridge. He travels the globe, collecting music rooted in…