Juanes wins BMI President Award
Colombian rock star Juanes was on Thursday awarded the prestigious President’s Award by music rights organization Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI), reported Caracol. The elegant ceremony, which took place at the…
Colombian rock star Juanes was on Thursday awarded the prestigious President’s Award by music rights organization Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI), reported Caracol. The elegant ceremony, which took place at the…
For years, the neighborhoods that sprawl over the mountains in northern Medellin, known locally as “Las Comunas,” have been consumed by poverty, unemployment, and gang warfare. For young people, the…
One of Colombia’s most important music composers Jorge Villamil Cordovez passed away on Sunday in his home in Bogota, at the age of 80. Born in 1929 in the department…
Moby, the American star of ambient electronica, announced that he will be playing a concert in Bogota as part of his ongoing South American tour, reported Vive on Tuesday. The…
While the cloudy skies and landlocked mountain landscape of Bogota may not remind anyone of Jamaica, the rhythms of the Caribbean island have inspired a thriving reggae scene in the…
Visitors to the 2010 Barranquilla Carnival, which opened this Saturday in a haze of glitter and sound, witnessed a new trend amongst the parade’s performers – topless dancing made its…
Colombian rocker Juanes on Sunday received criticism from supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez after the singer insulted the leftist leader on Twitter. Juanes jokingly asked if anyone was interested…
The Carnival of Barranquilla is just days away and the excitement is tangible, as the city prepares to put on one of it’s biggest and best shows to date. Note,…
International pop princesses Shakira and Britney Spears may fulfill fantasies around the world by coupling up… to record a duet, that is. Spears is working on (another) comeback album and…