One of the world’s great conductors will dazzle for three nights audiences at the Teatro Mayor with a repertoire with covers continents and a plethora of musical genres.
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Harmony for the sacred páramo of Sumapaz
A gathering at high altitude in the Sumapaz brought together indigenous representatives from across Colombia to tribute Mother Nature.
Star lineup to rock Bogotá at first Lollapalooza Colombia
International and local bands will take to the stage in the first-ever Lollapalooza music festival to be held in Bogotá.
Colombia snubbed at 58th Grammy awards
Colombian bands Bomba Estereo and Monsieur Periné lost out Monday to Natalia Lafourcade and Pitbull at the 58th annual Grammy awards.
Stars to shine with Strauss’ Salome
Salome comes to Bogotá’s Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo this month with three performances.
National Symphony Orchestra of Colombia opens 2016 season
Colombia’s National Symphonic Orchestra opens its 2016 with a showcase concert featuring violinist Esther Yoo and works by Berlioz and others.
Festival Centro takes over downtown Bogotá
“Return to your center” with one week of free music across various stages in downtown Bogotá as part of the annual Festival Centro.
Libertad: Saving a community with song and theatre
Ely Ríos Bonilla hopes theatre and song can help her Caribbean community of Libertad prosper even in the face of a tragic past.
Colombia takes home 8 awards at 2015 Latin Grammys
Colombian artists made a strong showing at the 2015 Latin Grammys on Thursday, taking home a total of 8 golden gramophones.
Making music a ‘Fair’ game
One organization is working to bridge the gap between those who can afford to produce music and those who can only dream it.
The sacred chants of Colombia’s Pacific proposed for UN patrimony
The Colombian government has established a working group to present the sacred chants of the Pacific as intangible patrimony of humanity.
Colombia’s Magín Díaz and his ‘Rosa Que Linda Eres’
The songs of Magín Díaz are immortalized in the musical history of this nation. A movement looks to restore the true copyright of the composer of ‘Rosa’.
Petronio: Pacific vibes
The Petronio Alvarez festival kicks off in Cali with more than 100 bands and a celebration of Afro-Colombian heritage.
Bogotá Buskers revitalize the Carrera Séptima
Countering a stigma attached to street performance, a video project brings us closer to the musicians of Bogotá’s centro.
The adventures of an accordion ‘King’
From its birthplace in Germany to the musical stage of Valledupar, ‘ Journey of the accordion’ tributes the accordion and vallenato’s virtuoso.
Two Colombian composers win prestigious song competition
Colombian songwriters Kevin Rooke and Andro Sánchez are honoured at the U.S-based International Songwriting Competition.