El Sexteto Tabala release their new album “Con un Solo Pie,” an Afro-Colombian mixture of palenquera, bullerengue, porro, and Carribbean coast rhythms, reports Estereo Fonica. The sextet’s musical roots are…
Colombian police chief General Oscar Naranjo said Monday that the FARC guerrilla group are responsible for Sunday’s attack on the town of Guapi, Cauca. The bomber was a man of between 45…
The Colombian Navy Wednesday sezied 675 kilos of cocaine, valued at over $20 million, that was being transported in a speed boat in Pacific waters between Colombia and Panama. General…
Cali will be celebrating the second Annual Marimba festival on December 18, 19 and 20. The festival, preceeding the great Feria, will be a gathering of art, food, folklore and…
Colombia’s national oil company, Ecopetrol SA, announced an agreement Friday with Reliance Industries, India’s biggest company by market value, to jointly explore deepwater blocks in Colombia. The exploration will take…
Colombia’s Pacific coast is as synonymous with exquisite wildlife and fascinating culture as it is with bloody armed conflict. Now, avid wave lovers are hoping to turn the region into…
The Marimba Path, an initiative dedicated to an instrument of African origin, has been launched with the intention to recover the folklore of descendants of black slaves along Colombia’s Pacific…