La Perla – the group breaking down gender and music stereotypes

Interview with the award-winning, all-female percussionist group, that mixes traditional folk and afro-Colombian rhythms with rap and...

Llanero music heroes, Cimarrón, talk about their new album

Cimarrón's latest album pays tribute to the region's indigenous communities. Photo: Cimarrón Interview with leading members of Cimarrón who...

Canalón De Timbiqui bring Pacific sounds to Bogotá with new album

Canalon de Timbiquí performing at their De mar y río album release show at Armando Records. Photo: Sarah Lapidus De mar y río raises awareness...

Creative industries in Colombia: turning creativity into cash

There has been a lot of talk about creative industries and the orange economy, but what does it all mean? Photo: Unsplash The government is...

New platform aims to promote socially conscious programmes in Colombia

Selva Nevada were recognised for their socially conscious ice cream with flavours that promote Colombia's biodiversity. Colsubsidio launched...

Barack Obama coming to Colombia to speak at the EXMA conference

Former US President Barack Obama will speak at the EXMA Conference, Colombia’s largest marketing and business events of the year, taking place on...

La 33 shake things up with their new album

La 33 – the indie salsa band who put salsa bogotana on the map – release part of their long-awaited sixth album, Si Tu Quieres Salsa on May...

ECM Records: Between Sound and Space

Take a deep dive into contemporary music with American music journalist Tyran Grillo. One of the many international faces at FILBo this year...

MujerSTEM: Celebrating women in science

Did you know that in 2013, women only made up 37.6 percent of total researchers in the country? Colombia was below the regional average in a 2016...

The last straw

There’s plenty of ways that you can reduce your plastic consumption, one of which is saying no to straws. The bad news: Around 13 million tons of...