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

ChocQuibTown: First Taste of Colombian Fusion Music

Choc Quib Town - Somos Pacifico (2006)

I start with ChocQuibTown as opposed to any other Colombian fusion band I love, out of respect. A 2007 gig of theirs in Bogota was my first taste of Colombian fusion music.  An awesome taste of much more to come. By the time I found ChocQuibTown I had already spent one month in Cartagena on the… Continue reading ChocQuibTown: First Taste of Colombian Fusion Music