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As expected, one of the things I enjoyed most in my short stay in Colombia was the music (and dance, of course). Taking as a reference only to Shakira, Juanes, Carlos Vives and reggaeton was a pleasure to discover new rhythms and sounds. As in all the musical diversity of this country is overwhelming. In taxis and buses themselves dominated cumbia, vallenato and reggaeton, but we had the opportunity to meet other genres that fascinated me. Moreover, the good thing about music is that you can take it to your home. I bought three albums and listen to them day and night. Let's start

The Revolt, a group of young merger had the pleasure to see in concert (pictured) in the essential Quiebracanto room, located in the bohemian neighborhood of La Candelaria, Bogotá. The Revolt combines a very cool music on the Colombian Pacific, whose roots are largely African. The base is a specific kind of marimba marimba chonta: it adds a lot of African percussion, two powerful voices of women, a mixture of traditional letters of complaint, the scheme that the chorus repeating a phrase (do not know what it's called) , clarinet and bass, and the result is spectacular. The album sounds great, but 30 women journalists live dancing together was unforgettable.

The next day the organizers of the meeting, we prepared another concert, this time private music from the other coast, the Caribbean. In this case, the three fundamental elements are the big drums, a wind instrument called bagpipes (nothing to do with Galicia) and the peculiar way of singing of the pipers. Total catharsis. I put a video of The Pipers of San Jacinto , a frenzied pace oldies that have been awarded a Latin Grammy.


My third purchase was a disc musical Toto La Momposina . I am guided by the sonorous name and the recommendation of the clerk, who defined it as the most representative folk singer in Colombia, which picks up the different traditional rhythms and sounds throughout the country.

I'm eager to teach traditional dance La Guajira, unlike what we mean by Latin dance. It is danced in couples but not caught or Pegaditas. It is a kind of courtship, in which the man round to the woman while walking to small baby steps, swagger. Grace is, among other things, that we must look at each other all the time, which gave rise at least in my more embarrassing than the wildest reggaeton. Well, I've been through, but it is a challenge. A fellow of the meetings, a native of La Guajira, and one of the musicians made a demo, and loved it. If anyone knows the dance and we can pass your name or a video, you'll be very grateful.

Let's start the New Year to the sound of drums!