I’m not going to be afraid to show my biases in this post about the Estereo Picnic Festival that’s happening here in big, bad Bogota this Friday and Sunday. First of all, I’m biased towards good music, and so I think you better get yourself here to gorge yourself on the smorgasbord of said consumables […]
Tag: Colombian Music
“….like….music, which is the nearest Hell, or the Devil, in music. It polutes the art of Music.” –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– “If we value civilization, we cannot afford to ignore any longer the high correlation between the multibillion dollar… racket and the explosion of drug use and illicit sex among their teenage victims.” “…immoral, […]
I first encountered Mauricio Kertzman while he was DJing at that… is it a club? somebody’s house? … Latora 4 Brazos here in Bogota at Halloween last year. He had the impressively costumed crowd going a little bezerk with his moment-perfect, minimal beats; sense of timing; and skillz (one must use the z a lot […]
Being a Friday, and if you’re lucky enough to be in Colombia, you’re just about to be immersed in a veritable ocean of music. So here’s a handy guide from our vaults to help you work out exactly what kind of music you’re likely to hear over the weekend. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– One […]
You may or may not have seen Huffington Post’s excellent article detailing 21 reasons Colombia is the happiest country in the world. Well, as a group of international travellers that have lived here for many, many years, we thought we’d bring you some extras. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– Aguardiente Let’s face it, there are a […]
There is nothing worse than arriving in a country and not being able to understand a single word anyone says. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– You catch a taxi or a bus from the airport and you freak out when you’re asked a simple question like “So, where are you from?” You’re invited to a […]
What do you get when you take a hobo, add some emo, a touch of metro? A hipster. I’m not one, though. –> Colombia Dolar (TRM) <– I’m going to come right out and say it. Hipster-bashing can be a fairly enjoyable pastime. Hell, I’ve been known to dabble in the art myself, from time […]
Fluro-coloured tribal gear, Day of the Dead face paint, electro-fused rhythms and tequila, lots of tequila – it was El Jalogüin concierto at Teatro Royal Centre and it was really more like a mini festival than a Bogotá concert. The likes of El Freaky, Side Stepper, Systema Solar and Chocquibtown played and used their sweet tunes […]
No matter where you go in Cali there is always salsa playing – in the supermarkets, in the taxis, in small tiendas on street corners. It’s everywhere. But what if you want to spend a night out in Cali without getting your feet stepped on by a salsero? What if you can’t move and shake it […]
No, that’s not a typo and yes, I know, Cali is the Salsa capital of the WORLD. But it isn’t all salsa bars and fancy footwork in this city caliente. No matter what music you like or what you like to do, there is a lot going on in Cali and you’re bound to find […]