‘C’ in the A-Z of Music Genres, Beaver Style (ie. ‘fusion’) goes to Cumbia – old school and new. Older (But Still ‘New’) School Cumbia In its original form Cumbia music developed around the Caribbean coast of Colombia during its period of colonization by the Spanish. It became a fusion of music styles and instruments from the… Continue reading ‘C’ is for Cumbia – Old School & New
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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
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
Colombian Fusion Music History – Lesson 1
How did contemporary Colombian fusion music come to be? That’s the question I’ve been asking people in the know in Bogota. My first lesson came from a Colombian Ethnomusicologist, Simon Calle. He has completed a PHD on this subject and works for the Colombian government in a role designed to support and promote Colombian music artists.… Continue reading Colombian Fusion Music History – Lesson 1
“Fusion Music is…
…a laboratory.” Mauricio Guapacha – Drummer from Colombian fusion band Papaya Republik. Check out Fusion Music Is for ideas from other Papaya Republik band members (+ others). Stay tuned also for more info about this great band.