If you’re yearning for some blues or jazz, we know where to satiate that inner mounting flame. Yup, as if EuroCine Festival wasn’t enough for those lucky Bogotanos when they’re taking time out from their busy schedules, this time of year has also seen the arrival of the annual Blues & Jazz Festival in Colombia’s […]
Tag: Colombian Music
Visiting almost anywhere in Colombia, whether you seek it out in a bar to dance to or hear it blasting from shop fronts into the streets, you won’t escape the traditional folk music of Vallenato. Locals love it almost as much as salsa and although to the foreign ear it may not sound like the […]
Colombians have a great habit of holding on to the iconic inventions that decorate their past. The Willy is one of them, but perhaps even more symbolic of Colombian culture is the Chiva (which translates as ‘little goat’). Chivas are modified buses with benches for seats, there’s a ladder to the roof (used for carrying […]