Diana Torres, Director of Fundación Cultural Arca, based in Bogota, says this about electronic fusion music in Bogota: What we have found about fusion in electronic music in Bogota since we started ´Conectados´ (Connected) – a program of live electronic music concerts – is that it take us to the cultural heritage of local sounds of… Continue reading Electronic Fusion Music in Bogota is….
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Colombian Music
Colombian Fusion Music For The Minority – Lesson 2
Silly misconceived Beaver. How wrong I was. Since my first trip to Colombia in 2007 I had thought that Colombia has a huge amount of fusion music – loved passionately by a huge number of Colombians. “Why wouldn’t it be?” I thought, “It’s so awesome”. Plus I had found lots of it, well maybe about… Continue reading Colombian Fusion Music For The Minority – Lesson 2
Colombian Fusion Music History – Lesson 1
How did contemporary Colombian fusion music come to be? That’s the question I’ve been asking people in the know in Bogota. My first lesson came from a Colombian Ethnomusicologist, Simon Calle. He has completed a PHD on this subject and works for the Colombian government in a role designed to support and promote Colombian music artists.… Continue reading Colombian Fusion Music History – Lesson 1
Viva Bogota
Viva Bogota! Viva la musica in Bogota. 🙂
Colombian Music v Cuban Music For Fusion
Deliriously jet lagged in Bogota. Slightly dizzy from the high altitude. So happy to be here. This time (unlike my first) I know the fusion music delights that await me. I was on a plane to Colombia when Cuban band Orishas gave me my first taste of Latin fusion music. Fusion Music in Colombia? Arriving in Colombia for the first… Continue reading Colombian Music v Cuban Music For Fusion