Bajo Fondo & Systema Solar – Muchisimas Gracias

Good music makes me feel happy. Amazing music makes me feel incredibly happy, and alive. Two Latin fusion music collectives I experienced on Friday night at Bogota’s Teatro Metropol made me feel that way. The live Bajo Fondo and Systema Solar experiences were an audio & visual delight that have put a smile on my face for days. BAJO FONDO  (formerly Bajofondo… Continue reading Bajo Fondo & Systema Solar – Muchisimas Gracias

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?