Medellin’s Laberinto, one of the city’s longest standing and most prolific hip hop groups just released their new video for the song “Lola.” The song about meeting mamacitas shows how the group’s sound is maturing in a more playful way, away from the heavy barrio sound saturated with the strife of the city.

Cumbia-Jazz? Yes, and it is more than just a local folk thing, the 6 member group was selected by the Government of Colombia last year to represent the country in the 2010 World’s Fair in China. Having already toured the world with their 3 albums, Puerto Candelaria is cranking up the musical motor again with their [...]

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Check out the new video teaser from Reptil. They are playing live this Saturday. Details below! Blending funk and electronica, Reptil cuts a futuristic sound with catchy guitar licks and soul-style breakbeats. Their live shows are heavy on the audio-visuals and disco outfits which bumps up the rockstar appeal a bit. In their words, “We [...]

DJ Dmoe is a vinyl DJ and music producer from Medellin, Colombia who as of lately seems to be all over the city – hip hop events, concerts, dropping disco vinyl in dance clubs or in this case at the Modern Art Museum of Medellin (MAMM). Dmoe isn’t afraid of throwing in the flavorful track [...]

After the annual Hip 4 concert in Moravia, and the 6th annual Revolucion Sin Muertos show in Comuna 13, it was time for the 3rd annual Hip 6 concert in Doce de Octubre, Medellin. The show brought in so many people that outside of the small area for journalists and the logistics crew, there was not [...]

One of the most breakthrough acts in Colombia, Systema Solar, hit the stage at last week’s Altavoz. Here we assembled a video montage of their performance. If you haven’t yet heard of Systema Solar they are on the cutting edge of mixing Colombian rhythms with electronica and hip hop.

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This weekend there was a peaceful, non-violent, revolution of art and hip hop up in Medellin’s west side Comuna 13. The event, “Revolucion sin muertos” or, revolution without death, took place on the anniversary of Operation Orion, October 16th. The event is to honor those who died in the military operation which took the lives [...]

Hip 4 is an annual event that takes place in Medellin’s comuna 4. Now in its 6th year the event gives comuna 4 the chance to show off their talent in music, art, Dj-ing, and breakdancing. The event stretches over a few days; here is a video of the breakdancing battles that took place in Moravia, [...]

Altavoz 2010 is coming and it is a big free international concert happening in Medellin between October 16th, 17th, and 18th of October. We wanted to bring you a taste of what to expect over the coming week. Monday the 18th is the day for rock and electronica. Below are videos of the local rock [...]

Altavoz 2010 is coming and it is a big free international concert happening in Medellin between October 16th, 17th, and 18th of October. We wanted to bring you a taste of what to expect over the coming week. Saturday is the 16th is the day for Metal, Punk, and Hardcore. Below are videos of the [...]