–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– 2016 has been another cracking year for Colombian music, both mainstream and underground. Artists such as Shakira, Maluma, J. Balvin, Bomba Estereo and ChocQuibTown continued to dominate music charts at home and abroad, whilst exciting lesser-known Colombian talent like La Tromba Bacalao, Meridian Brothers, Los Piranas, Romperayo and Ghetto Kumbe […]
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Ya es el tercer año paso en Colombia en diciembre y aunque ya conozca las tradiciones colombianas aún me impresiono cada diciembre nuevamente porque la verdad es que las tradiciones y costumbres sí son bastante distintas a las de Austria. Aquí va un resumen de las 5 diferencias más grandes entre la Navidad en Colombia y […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Moving to Colombia is something that is often met with trepidation from family and friends (not to mention by the mover him- or herself) – the common perception of Colombia as a dangerous and lawless place is changing, but this is still a prejudice held by many. However, the […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– The northern Colombian city of Valledupar is famous for a few things and, although not especially well-known by travelers to Colombia, is especially iconic for it’s status as the birthplace and spiritual home of vallenato music, a traditional folk music form which has become arguably Colombia’s most popular musical genre (at […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Last night’s Latin Grammys certainly belonged to Colombia: Colombian artists performed at the ceremony – Bomba Estereo (with Will Smith!), ChocQuibTown, and J. Balvin – and some of these same Colombian artists all took home awards. In fact, Colombia walked away with a total of 8(!) awards at the 2015 […]
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A year can be defined by a lot of things…jobs, travels, people, homes; but of course music is one of those things that always brings you back to a moment in time. In Colombia, there is no shortage of talent, flavor, creativity and passion when it comes to music. Since moving here at the beginning […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Colombia is not just a country of pristine beaches, whitewashed Andean towns, deep jungles and soaring mountains…I mean, it is all of those things, but there is so much more to the country than just it’s natural spectacles. Probably my favorite element of living in Colombia is the music […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– We’ve had Rock al Parque and Salsa al Parque, and this week sees the return of Jazz al Parque to Bogota. This year the festival takes place between Wednesday 10 – Sunday 14 of September in a variety of locations, including Universidad de los Andes and the Cuban Jazz […]
–> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– It’s Friday again! So, once again, it’s time to dance, party and generally celebrate the weekend! Last weekend was a particularly great one because it saw a fantastic live performance at La Negra in Bogota by Chongo de Colombia and his wonderfully talented gang of musicians (including one of […]