Colombians apparently love African music.

[Malta]

Got Eddy Kenzo playing

From the Afrobeat indie of New York's Vampire Weekend to the ongoing rise of Mali's Amadou & Mariam, African music has been the success story of recent times. One country, however, was hip to African grooves almost 40 years before the rest of the world.

"African music came to Colombia in the early 70s and the poor communities went crazy for it," says Lucas Da Silva, a Colombian DJ who has put together Palenque Palenque, a new collection of Africa-inspired Colombian music from the 70s and 80s. "In 1972 a few sailors brought records back from Nigeria. Then record labels sent producers out to discover African records for the DJs to play. It's a unique phenomenon."

How African music made it big in Colombia

When they gonna start showing love to the African descendants living there though

 

[Couth]

i love colombians

 

[Malta]

The only thing more random than this is the Japanese salsa band.....

 

[Lil Gangsta]

Afrobeats is big worldwide homie

 

[AAKing23]

Columbian chicks Wanna visit one day but I ain't tryna get blown up by a landmine

 

[Malta]

Afrobeats is big worldwide homie

That may be true, but it's not as popular in the countries immediately surrounding Colombia

 

[agnosticlady]

The only thing more random than this is the Japanese salsa band.....

I didn't know about that. That is interesting.

 

[Malta]

I didn't know about that. That is interesting.

The best part is, they couldn't speak Spanish

''Our producer helped me with pronunciation. When I write songs, they're at a kindergarten level. I don't understand most of the words, but I'm getting better. Now we have a Japanese translation on the C.D. of our first record, but before that, nobody in the band knew the words!''

 

[agnosticlady]

The best part is, they couldn't speak Spanish

I could be wrong, but one thing that I noticed about the Japanese is that when they imitate different cultures it's because they have a genuine interest in it. While when whites do it it's usually stealing and mocking.

 

[Medio]

a lot of colombians are black, no surprise

 

[Mafioso]

African rhythm has influenced Colombian music for years. My parents always bumpin some shyt like this

 

[newworldafro]

Interesting

 

[Made Myself A Boss]

Wow, you guys really need to travel more.. This is not ground breaking..

 

[cam>]

African music is popular throughout the latin america/caribbean as far as i know



best parties in NYC too btw!

Shrine/Meridian 23/Windfall Lounge

African music>>>>

 

[Malta]

Wow, you guys really need to travel more.. This is not ground breaking..

I've been to Colombia :Yeahaight: