Local bands, national artists, and visiting international musical acts shared the stage for the 5th year of Medellin’s Altavoz Concert. The three-day festival saw a total of 41 bands take the stage. Altavoz took place this year from October 16-18. Photos by Ana Gallon and Karin Richter.

Photos and story by Sébastien Longhurst
El Picantico del Suroeste – Centro Cultural de Moravia
In its 8th edition, Medellín’s Fiesta de la Música offered the unprecedented simultaneous participation of 126 bands and musicians from all over the valley of Medellín as well as  Bello, Itagui, and Sabaneta.
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