Música popular colombiana — or “popular Colombian music” — made its debut with a big bang at the 2024 Billboard Latin Music awards with a performance by Luis Alfonso opening the show. The Colombian ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — Performing at this year’s Festival International, Kombilesa Mi fuses traditional Colombian beats with the Afro influence of the Palenque culture. Hailing from San Basilio de ...

A recent song’s explicit lyrics have prompted criticism that the music promotes harmful stereotypes about Colombia. By Genevieve Glatsky Reporting from Bogotá, Colombia “A mamacita since she was 14,” ...

"Music Voyager" learns about one of the most popular electro tropical bands Bomba Estéreo. One of the latest and most exciting trends in Colombian music is the fusion of traditional rhythms and ...

In 1994, Carlos Vives was at a crossroads. He had become an overnight sensation, following the 1993 release of his album Clásicos de la Provincia, where he recorded cover versions of classic ...