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”
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DJs With Bands = Musical Diversity +++
Many of the fusion bands I have heard live in Colombia (and/or have on CD), have a DJ in the musical mix. Those DJ’s play a fundamental part in the diversity of sounds created by the band as a whole. Live music is the ultimate musical experience for me. A great DJ to dance or listen to is also an… Continue reading DJs With Bands = Musical Diversity +++
Colombian Fusion Music – A Different Perspective
Is Colombian fusion music being created for the purpose of making Colombian music edible for foreigners? A couple of people in Bogota have recently expressed those sentiments to me. One of them is Julian Mosquera Muñoz, Operations Manager at Fundacion Gilberto Alzate Avendano in Bogota. He says that for him, fusion music is: Like a cheap handicraft… Continue reading Colombian Fusion Music – A Different Perspective
Mitú – An Entrancing Electronic Music Experience
Last night in Bogota I had an absolutely unforgettable and entrancing musical experience. A most surprising and unexpected one: Mitú. I had no idea what the gig was. I only went to see some friends before I leave Bogota. What I found even before the main act was awesome – one of the coolest venues I’ve… Continue reading Mitú – An Entrancing Electronic Music Experience
Street Music, Good or Bad, Makes People Happier
Music in the streets. Whether the music is:~ Good… Bad… Sweet… Nice… Official and conservative…. Entertaining on the street, but not necessarily for consumption by me elsewhere… Music I like. Music I don’t like. Quality musicianship, or not. No matter to me. No me importa. Walking every day at the moment along the always busy and dirty,… Continue reading Street Music, Good or Bad, Makes People Happier
Nestavibe – A Cute Reggae Band In A Stunning Venue
The band, Nestavibe…8 youngens. The venue… In a very beautiful, but reputedly dodgy (justifiably so) historical neighbourhood of Bogota called La Candelaria. I love La Candelaria. A stunning old theatre. One of a few different spaces within the walls where lives the Fundacion Gilberto Alzate Avendano. Every stone and piece of wood within those walls has character… Continue reading Nestavibe – A Cute Reggae Band In A Stunning Venue
Papaya Republik – Tongue in Cheek Colombian Fusion Music
Think about the meaning of ‘Banana Republic’. Know that ‘papaya’ is a Colombian fruit and, without wanting to sound obvious, that ‘republik’ is Spanish for ‘republic’. There you have Papaya Republik – a contemporary Colombian fusion band making unique sounding, quality music. Papaya Republik is 7 Colombians from different regions of Colombia, with diverse musical backgrounds,… Continue reading Papaya Republik – Tongue in Cheek Colombian Fusion Music
Electronic Fusion Music in Bogota is….
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….
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
ChocQuibTown: First Taste of Colombian Fusion Music
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