Every Friday night during 3 seasons per year, you can find a peaceful musical space in a charming colonial building in Bogota’s oldest and most gorgeous neighbourhood La Candelaria. There you’ll find people wanting to listen to, and appreciate music. And all of you will probably experience cool, innovative electronic music by (mostly) Colombian and (some) international artists. That space is called CONECTADOS (CONNECTED). Diana… Continue reading CONECTADOS – Connected in Innovative Electronic Music
Fat Freddys Drop & Their Blackbird Live @ The Tivoli
Ten years ago I went to a gig in Sydney where I found some of the sweetest, tastiest jazzy/dubby/electronic music I’ve ever heard live. In a moment of excitement about my great musical find I told my friend Sammy “Fat Freddys Drop is the best band in the world”. He has laughed at me about that statement… Continue reading Fat Freddys Drop & Their Blackbird Live @ The Tivoli
Legend Remixed – Bob Marley & The Wailers Fusion Style
An interlude from fusion music, I thought. It’s Bob Marley & The Wailers. But the album is Legend Remixed – Bob Marley & The Wailers. It’s produced by Ziggy Marley, Stephen Marley and Jason Bentley. They, and other world class DJs and producers have tastefully messed with the original Bob Marley & The Wailer Legend songs, to create totally new… Continue reading Legend Remixed – Bob Marley & The Wailers Fusion Style
Sergent Garcia – Beaver’s #1 Male World Fusion Music Artist
Like me, Sergent Garcia has a long standing love affair with Caribbean and Latin music styles. He has combined many of those styles to create some of the world’s coolest fusion music. Not surprisingly then, Sergent Garcia is my Numero Uno contemporary male fusion music artist. This is ‘Fusion Music’ From the time of Beaver’s birth I… Continue reading Sergent Garcia – Beaver’s #1 Male World Fusion Music Artist
Is Bogota “The World Capital of Music”?
“Bogota is the world capital of music.” That’s a big claim yeah? An even bigger one than being “the greatest reggae show on earth”. This is what a non-native Colombian – living in Colombia (not in Bogota) – and playing music in a Colombian fusion band – recently told me in Bogota. Is Bogota really… Continue reading Is Bogota “The World Capital of Music”?
Dr Baz on Fusion Music
Dr Baz (Australian Musician & Musicologist) adds this to the collection of thoughts on fusion music. Take it away Baz… When I was asked about what Fusion Music is my musical brain immediately thought of Jazz Fusion…a genre of Jazz that was coined in the late sixties and seventies that described the way Miles Davis,… Continue reading Dr Baz on Fusion Music
Independent Colombian Music Stores for Independent Colombian Music
These are some of the exciting new Colombian sound pleasures I have ahead of me. All are Colombian fusion music CD’s. All are original, real CD’s with good sound quality. I can listen to all the sounds of the original recorded music (unlike in MP3 or MP4 format). Real CD’s with the album artwork, artists names &… Continue reading Independent Colombian Music Stores for Independent Colombian Music
ChocQuibTown Demonstrates The Power of Music
Back in Bogota from Medellin a few hours – all other plans for the night cancelled when a friend told me ChocQuibTown was playing a gig in Bogota. I had to go yes? Six years on from my 1st ChocQuibTown gig in Bogota –my introduction to Colombia’s amazing fusion music bands. I love their Pacific Coast hip hop/Afro… Continue reading ChocQuibTown Demonstrates The Power of Music
La Feria de las Flores – Musically a Great Time to Visit Medellin
La Feria de las Flores (Flower Fair) in August is a good time of the year to visit Medellin. If for no other reason, for the fantastic live music you can find at Parque Cultural Nocturno. Medellin With La Feria de las Flores La Feria de las Flores is 10 days. During that time you can… Continue reading La Feria de las Flores – Musically a Great Time to Visit Medellin
Puerto Candelaria – “Medellin’s Best Fusion Band”
When I told Colombians in the musical know that I was going to a Puerto Candelaria concert in Medellin, they all said something like: “Puerto Candelaria is Medellin’s best fusion band.” I kept answering: Si, I know, that’s why I’m going. I love their kooky music. There is no other band I’ve ever heard… Continue reading Puerto Candelaria – “Medellin’s Best Fusion Band”