La Chiva Gantiva is a Belgian band rooted in Afro-Colombian music. La Chiva Gantiva was founded around 2011 in Brussels by three Colombian students: Rafael…
Artist Profiles: La Chiva Gantiva
Tag: Colombian music
Artist Profiles: Mónica Giraldo
Guitarist and singer-songwriter Mónica Giraldo was born in Bogotá, Colombia. She studied music at Universidad de los Andes in her hometown and later studied further…
Superb Anthology of Mónica Giraldo’s Songs
Mónica Giraldo – Al Oido -The best of Mónica Giraldo (GLP Music, 2018) Al Oido -The best of Mónica Giraldo presents one of the finest…
Colombian Cumbia Star Totó la Momposina Releases Fuego
Totó la Momposina, Colombia’s best known cumbia artist has released an EP titled Fuego. These are previously unreleased tracks from the La Candela Viva sessions…
Artist Profiles: Totó La Momposina
Sonia Bazanta Vides, better known as Totó La Momposina, is a remarkable singer and dancer. She has earned respect and admiration in many parts of…
Artist Profiles: Samuel Torres
Colombian percussionist and composer Samuel Torres was born September 4, 1976 in Bogotá, Colombia. He has toured with Arturo Sandoval, and has played with renowned…
Artist Profiles: Petrona Martínez
Petrona Martínez was Born January 27, 1939 in San Cayetano, Colombia. She is one of the most important Afro-Colombian artists in Caribbean Colombia. She learned…
Artist Profiles: Marta Gómez
Marta Gómez started her musical studies at the age of six in her native Colombia when she entered the Liceo Benalcazar choir, becoming its soloist…
Artist Profiles: Edmar Castañeda
Colombian musical prodigy Edmar Castañeda was born March 31, 1978 in Bogotá, Colombia. He began playing the difficult and exotic Colombian harp at the early…
Artist Profiles: Lucía Pulido
Since her arrival in NY in 1994, the singer Lucía Pulido has mined the rich musical traditions of her native Colombia in her ongoing search…