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My whole life I have always been quite the chameleon. Adapting to different things, hobbies, interests, lifestyles and careers. It began back in year 3 when I came home and told mum and dad I wanted to play the Trumpet. I became the first student to achieve a medal for Australian Music Exam Board in my primary school and fast forward five years and I was on a Music Scholarship to my high school. But music wasn’t going to be my career, I didn’t know what it was going to be, all I knew is the...

Regional Latin music on the rise: Colombian genres In part 2 of Chartmetric’s exploration of Latin music’s regional rise, we dive into how global music streaming platforms are fueling the rise in popularity of genres like Vallenato, Colombian Popular Music, Cumbia, and Champeta throughout the world. Guest post by Francisco Toscano of Chartmetric Colombian stars Paola Jara and Jessi Uribe are part of Colombia’s movement, as its regional music goes international. As we explored in Part 1 o...