Colombian group Puerto Candelaria plays Beijing
Colombian experimental cumbia group Puerto Candelaria has begun a number of performances in the Chinese capital of Beijing. The bands tour of the city began Sunday with a show at…
Colombian experimental cumbia group Puerto Candelaria has begun a number of performances in the Chinese capital of Beijing. The bands tour of the city began Sunday with a show at…
Mexican Celso Piña, the self-proclaimed rebel of the accordion, will return his cumbia to Colombia for a concert in Bogota on August 19. The three senior cumbia artists are among…
One of Colombia’s most respected composers of the folkloric cumbia, Marco Rayo, died Sunday in Bogota. The musician was 93. Rayo was most famous for his songs “Cartagena de Indias”…
Sonia Osorio, the 83 year-old founder of the Ballet of Colombia, has passed away in Cartagena after complications with pneumonia and a kidney infection, Semana reported Tuesday. Colombia’s most famous…
Colombian artists ChocQuibTown and Diomedes Diaz won awards at the Latin Grammys held in Las Vegas, Nevada on Thursday. Diomedes Diaz beat out his fellow Colombian nominees for the best…
The only virgin whose cherry he didn’t pick is Our Lady of the Rosary, who accompanies him on the road, Colombian accordionist Anibal Velasquez, proud father of 46 and grandfather…
Colombia’s annual national Cumbia festival kicks off Thursday in the municipality of El Banco, in the north-west department of Magdalena. The event takes the form of a series of competitions…
Colombia marks the beginning of the tourist season with festivals of food, music and dance, alongside increased security measures. The official start of the season has seen authorities in Cartagena…
Latin-American-music website Sounds and Colours dedicated the entire month of June to Colombian music with features on both trend-setting Colombian acts and the country’s traditional music. According to Russ Slater,…