Colombian musicians have been re-discovering their roots over the past few years, creating a new sound that fuses indigenous rhythms with modern technological and pop sensibilities. Explosion Negra are the latest example – a jubilant mix of cumbia, currulao, and chirimia with hip hop, dancehall and reggae.
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Photos: Carlos Andres. Text: Robin Finley

“Once we get permission, we only have 24 hours to race. I will contact you as soon as we get the confirmation,” said Jorge Ossa, Director of Medellin car club Urban Tuning. Three weeks later a text message arrives: “We race tonight on a 1/6 mile track – call for directions.”

This is Prime Cuts, Medellin English Radio with Robin and Jeff. Broadcast from the University of Antioquia in Medellin, Colombia. This week with music by Brooklyn, New York based music collective Cumba Mela. Tune in to 101.9 FM every Saturday night at 9 PM to listen live or visit us here for the recorded version!

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Here is a video made by Michael Thompson from the Lighten Up and Shoot duo…www.ligthenupandshoot.com who are based in Medellin, Colombia. Mike and Andy have made some incredible videos which you can check out on their site which teaches photography for free! If you have not yet check out their site you are missing a [...]

Photos and text by Robin Finley

Over the past year Colombia’s underground hip hop/breakdacing movement has really matured  and nowhere can this be better seen than in the barrios of Medellin’s comuna 4 (Moravia, Aranjuez, Manrique).

Text: Tiffany Kohl. Photos: Robin Finley

After being open now for a few months now, Medellin’s Hard Rock Cafe finally celebrated its grand opening last week with a VIP inauguration party that brought together the best of Rock under one roof. The event was opened by Indelusion (pictured above with soundcloud mp3 below), a Colombian Indie Rock band [...]

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This is Prime Cuts, Medellin English Radio with Robin and Jeff. Broadcast from the University of Antioquia in Medellin, Colombia. This week with music by Bogota based artist Gux Swadharma. Tune in to 101.9 FM every Saturday night at 9 PM to listen live or visit us here for the recorded version!
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This past Saturday Medellin’s newest club Betty House exploded with its grand opening. Put together by the owners of some of Medellin’s other finer night clubs, Betty House started off on the right foot by booking Colombia’s hottest DJ duo Makintouch and visiting international DJ Dan Oh!

The line-up packed the house and it was an [...]

A video by Tomas Uribe, photos by Giovanna Molina.

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Photos by Federico Rios. Text by Robin Finley.

Like many cities in the developing world, Medellin is divided along economic lines separating extremes of rich and poor. The perception of progress in Colombia’s second city is similarly divided; triumphant headlines celebrate the recent strides in economic and social infrastructure, but challenges presented by drugs, gang violence, [...]