Laced with darker, melancholic undertones, Elegancia Tropical is a decidedly less “party” sound, without losing the party.

A signpost for a contemporary revival of an important musical legacy.

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Jul ’11208:30 PM Monica Restrepo was the long-time front woman Las Musas del Vallenato, Colombia’s only all-female vallenato group ever to attain international success. Originally formed in 1988, in an era when vallenato was a male-dominated genre, Las Musas del Vallenato...

Jul ’1197:00 PM Jul ’111012:00 PM [slickr-flickr tag="Rebolu" autoplay="on"] Bogotana Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your...

[slickr-flickr tag="Juanes" autoplay="on"]   by Christina Elizabeth Rodríguez Journalist/Social Media Enthusiast/Blogger As the lights shut off at the Rosemont Theater, the token of every woman’s affection appeared on stage surrounded by screens and digital rays of lights. Juan...

Direct from Colombia! Fuego Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser. Bomba Estéreo make psychedelic cumbia and are from Bogotá, Colombia. The group,...

Direct From Colombia Batata & Las Alegres Ambulancias was started in 1905 in San Basilio de Palenque to preserve the Afro-Colombian musical traditions of the funeral ceremony known as Lumbalu. They represent the culture of Colombia’s Caribbean coast; a living demonstration of how this...

Sound Culture & Macondo Music Present Grupo Rebolú (Afro-Colombian) In Celebration of the Grand Opening of Macondo! Sponsored by Arte y Vida Chicago Directly from New York City, Grupo Rebolú specializes int the traditional sounds of the Carribean coast of Colombia. Founded by childhood...

Sounds like Africa transplanted in the New World…like the intermarriage of culture and sound between Black and Indigenous Colombia…like beautiful melodies of the Kuisi Sigi and Kuisi Bunzi (Colombian gaitas) dancing on top of thundering Afro-Colombian drums…sounds like...

El ángel del acordeón / The Accordion Angel Colombia, 2008, 90 min. Wednesday, August 12, 2009 Kelvyn Park (312) 742-7545 4438 W. Wrightwood · Chicago, IL 60639 at dusk Free! Set in the breathtaking background of the exotic Atlantic Coast of Colombia, a musically talented 11-year-old...

Sound Culture & Ratio Nation Present 2009 Grammy Nominated LATIN URBAN ORCHESTRA from MIAMI LOCOS POR JUANA + FMEL artists special performance Sponsored by Arte y Vida Chicago ‘‘Blending relaxed reggae grooves with biting social commentary, hip-hop raps with brassy...

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 8:30 PM Old Town School of Folk Music 4544 N Lincoln Ave. Free ticketed event. $5 suggested donation. BOX OFFICE: 773.728.6000 for reservations Join us for this special presentation of typical music from Eastern Venezuela. The “Joropo” is a style of music played...

60 artists featured during 18th Street Pilsen Open Studios Art walk event is part of the Chicago Artists Month celebration in October Held as part of the Chicago Artists Month celebration, 18th Street Pilsen Open Studios is an artist-run art walk that will take place Saturday, October 18th...

Wednesday, October 8, 2008 | 8:30 PM Gary and Laura Maurer Concert Hall 4544 N Lincoln Ave. Mosaico Free ticketed event. $5 suggested donation. BOX OFFICE: 773.728.6000 for reservations Mosaico is, as its name suggests, a mosaic of musical styles, instrumentation, and nationalities from...

Wednesday, October 1, 2008 | 8:30 PM Old Town School of Folk Music Gary and Laura Maurer Concert Hall 4544 N Lincoln Ave. A Flor de Piel & Araguaney Free ticketed event. $5 suggested donation. BOX OFFICE: 773.728.6000 for reservations Join us for another double bill of traditional Latin...

Aquí Estoy (Chicago) Devised and performed by Albany Park Theater Project (APTP) August 12 | Owen Theatre | In English Named one of the best shows of 2007 by the Chicago Sun-Times, Aquí Estoy is composed of two provocative theater pieces based on months of interviews conducted by APTP youth...

Grupo Cantaclaro is an extraordinary musical group from the plains of Colombia in South America. This group performs traditional music called Musica Llanera using the Colombian Cuatro (a cousin to the Puerto Rican Cuatro), harp, and maracas. This beautiful music is indigenous to Colombia and...

June 25 – Mozart Park, 2036 N. Avers St. at Dusk A program for the entire family, free of charge! El Sueño del Paraiso/The Dream of Paradise (Colombia) IIsabel Sarmiento, the daughter of a landholder in Colombia Yauca Valley, engineers the immigration of Japanese families to hers and...

SATURDAY JULY 12th & SUNDAY JULY 13th NOON – 10:00pm each day WELLES PARK · CHICAGO 4400 block of North Lincoln Avenue between Montrose and Sunnyside in the Lincoln Square neighborhood Admission: $7 suggested donation for adults $3 suggested donation for seniors and...

Lina Espinosa Project Room 2 features work by guest artist Lina Espinosa.  Espinosa’s installation, created of “light drawings” and entitled A través del cuerpo/Through the Body, deals with “the pain that human beings are able to inflict onto others.”  Colombia, South America,...