Bogota will celebrate Afro-Colombian and traditional culture and African heritage with a grand tribute concert on the country’s Independence Day, July 20. Afro-Colombian artists and representatives of the country’s musical…
Dolores Salinas, one of the singers of “Las Alegres Ambulancias,” an iconic group from the Caribbean town of San Basilio de Palenque, died Thursday at 78. The iconic Palenquera was…
Colombia’s Queen of Bullerengue announced Thursday her impending return to the forefront of the country’s musical scene, proclaiming “I want you all to know that Petrona Martinez is alive!” It has…
The rhythm of cumbia – a traditional Afro-Colombian concoction of musical beats born along the Caribbean coastline during the colonial 18th Century – is rapidly spreading its vibrant wings across…