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The DJ/producer reveals the inspiration behind her new record, the connection she found with Colombian music and teases an upcoming Katy Perry project

The renowned DJ premieres the first single off her forthcoming dance EP, The Colombia Tapes, on NYLON.

It’s a Saturday night during the summer of 2021 at The Post Bar, Tottenham, a music venue in north London. The venue is packed with a fervent audience who are dancing to the drums and chants of an unknown-to-them genre called bullerengue. The group bringing this traditional music and dance from Palenque communities across the... <a class="view-article" href="https://soundsandcolours.com/articles/colombia/akola-tambo-trailblazers-of-bullerengue-in-london-71640/">Re...

She’s more than Grammy-winner Petrona Martínez’s marimba player… she’s the Queen of marimba de chonta, and her song has only just begun. Nietzsche was right when he said “without music, life would have no meaning, existence would be a mistake”. Music or musicality has always accompanied humans, either to give comfort, to elevate our mood,... <a class="view-article" href="https://soundsandcolours.com/subjects/music/preserving-the-african-traditions-of-colomb...

Artists across the world discuss the influence of the legendary Petrona Martinez

The sound of Indigenous resistance in Latin America From the Amazon rainforests to Central America, young, Indigenous artists like the Afro-Wayúu Colombian singer Lido Pimienta (pictured) are reclaiming their ancient heritage through music, mixing ancestral rituals and instruments with rap, electronica and reggaeton to fight racial discrimination and historical amnesia. (Daniela Murillo) Translated from Spanish by Louise Durkin Share this page From the Amazon rainforests to Central Americ...