colombia tierra querida

cantando cantando yo viviré...
: colombia tierra querida (tradicional, lucho bermudez)

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foto: choc quib town (via sxsw)

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colombia has given us so much good music. an entire constellation of pop stars, but also some rock buenísimo and of course our beloved cumbia colombiana.

lately i can't get enough of choc quib town & systema solar. part of the new school emerging out of coastal colombia (pacífica & caribe, respectively), these are some of the best elements of latin american dance music right now i think. systema is a sound system collective, latin-dub + electronica, with an affinity for cumbia and vallenato. and choc quib town is the work of female mc goyo and her compañeros, mc tostao & mc slow ... modern hiphop colombiano, with traditional indigenous & afro-colombian sounds mixed in for good measure.

love-ly. sshhh. listen...


chico de mi barrio : systema solar



alguien como tu : choc quib town



both, happily, have songs that champion the working class, and call for unity against oppression & exploitation. it is so time for some more music that's popular and popular, isn't it? even better if you can throw down on the dancefloor to it.

here is cqt's beautiful anti-colonialista & pro-revolt oro (gold)...

oro : choc quib town




como dicen los colombianos... ¡está bacano!

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¡abajo uribe! ¡arriiiiiba coloooombia!