COLOMBIAFRICA
There is no way to expect beauty, or to deserve it. - Ursula K. LeGuin
[Colombiafrica myspace photo]
Colombiafrica - The Mystic Orchestra - Sambangole / Tres Golpes Na’ Mas
“I mean we don’t care very much about salsa, because we were born into salsa, right? We care about soukous, we care about highlife, Afrobeat, mbaqanga, Soweto music, Kenya music, Nairobi music. You know, in Colombia, salsa is for the people who have money, to go into a disco. But when you are a black man in Colombia, you can’t go in that places. So you have to make your party in a street.” - Lucas Silva
vamos a grabar… rooted champeta, Colombiafrica. three hits, no more. music for places.
January 14, 2008
i can’t recommend the following article enough for understanding the history and significance of african pop in colombia:
http://www.wayneandwax.com/pdfs/DPC_diaspora.pdf
January 14, 2008
Interesting viewpoint.
January 14, 2008
great article, thnx 4 sharing Wayne. (i’ve been tentatively invited to Colombia this March, i hope it works out…)
January 14, 2008
holler at the The World/Global Hit. I used to work there!
January 15, 2008
I’m going to Panama in 4 days. Anyone have any connects down there??? I’d love to play my Soukous, Highlife, etc. down there. Has African music crossed the Darien Gap?
January 18, 2008
¿Cuando un post about champeta?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9FBTYb3-QI&feature=related
January 18, 2008
este en un post sobre champeta, no?
February 16, 2008
si, claro, pero ¿cuando un post *largo* sobre champeta?
Ya baila champeta hasta el chavo del 8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-1Si8t7qkw