Cyprus Hill to perform in Colombia on November 22
Senior rap trio Cyprus Hill will perform in Colombia on November 22, local media reported on...
Tag: hip hop
Breakdance marathon comes to Colombia
Colombia is preparing to play host to the biggest breakdancing competition in Latin America. The...
Medellin gangs kill 2nd rapper within 2 weeks
Gangs from the west of Medellin on Friday killed a rapper, two weeks after the assassination of another singer and the displacement of some 60 hip hop artists over death threats. The death of rapper Roberth Steven Barra, locally...
Latin America’s largest hip hop festival comes to Bogota
A Colombian Hip Hop Festival seeks to bring a “sense of belonging, harmony, peace, reconciliation” to Bogota. On October 20 and 21 the festival “Hip Hop al Parque” will be held in the Simon Bolivar Park...
Colombian group ChocQuibTown releases new video
Colombian hiphop group ChocQuibTown released a new video for their single “Hasta el Techo” (To the Roof) Tuesday. The song is the third single from the album “Eso es lo que Hay” (That’s what we are)...
Colombian rapper murdered in Medellin
Colombian hip hop star Alejandro Serna, known in the rap world as Alejandro Muletaz, was shot and killed by armed men in Medellin Tuesday, reported local media. The rapper has been a prominent figure in Medellin’s hip hop...
Calle 13 and Choc Quib Town to rock Medellin
Medellin will host two Latin Grammy Award winning groups in September. The two Latin hip-hop giants, Calle 13 and Choc Quib Town, will perform together in La Plaza de Toros La Macarena on September 16. Choc Quib Town, from...
Medellin to present 124 bands in citywide music festival
Colombia’s Antioquian capital, Medellin, will present the “Fiesta de la Musica 2011” on Saturday, June 18, in which 124 bands will play in 14 different locations across the city, according to the event press...
Another hip hop artist murdered in Medellin
A prominent member of Medellin’s hip hop music scene is killed in another attack on the cultural movement, Caracol Radio reported Tuesday. Luis Albeiro Pacheco, better known as “Rasta” and member of the group...
Colombian hip hop group Tres Coronas to release new album
Colombian hip hop duo Tres Coronas will release their new album “La Musica es mi Arma” on April 28. “This is a clear message of resistance,” the Latin urban music group said of the album, the title of...
ChocQuibTown dedicate new single to fans
Colombian hip-hop fusion trio ChocQuibTown release their new song “Tu cancion” (Your song) and have dedicated it to their legion of followers, Terra Colombia reported Monday. The latest song is the first to be...
Calle 13 and ChocQuibTown to bring urban beats to Cali
Puerto Rican urban music duo Calle 13 will perform April 8 in Cali with Colombian hip hop group ChocQuibTown. The two internationally acclaimed groups will play in the city’s Valle del Pacifico events center as part of an...
