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

WTF is ‘Fusion Music’ Anyway Beaver?

A good question – one that has many long, short and different answers depending on who you ask. Jazz Fusion? Jazz buffs might criticise me for talking about fusion music in the way that I intend to do, because ‘Fusion’ refers to a specific musical genre associated with jazz that developed in the 1960’s from… Continue reading WTF is ‘Fusion Music’ Anyway Beaver?