11 Feb 22 15:00H
A run through some of Colombia's most iconic rhythms and classic songs that have made us dance throughout decades. With no focus on nostalgia, the musical selection showcases evolution throughout the styles, where traditional poly rhythmic musical structures meet with synthesizers and samplers, in recent years experimentation.
Born and based in Bogotá, Colombia, Gregorio Hernández de Alba is a sociologist, DJ and music producer, with extended experience working with record labels throughout the region. His background comes from written research, centered in electronic music history in Latin America, appropriation and commercialization of original symbols inside the music industry in the region, and some musicological essays. After collaborating closely with projects like In-Correcto (COL) (which he co-founded), Onda Mundial (MX/USA), Bahidorá (MX), Mamba Negra (BR), Insurgentes (COL); he's currently working with Nacional Records. The Californian imprint, specialized in Indie Latin American Sounds. Most of these involvements after being based in Mexico City for 4 years, and having lived for shorter periods in Ecuador and Brasil. Currently, he's based in Bogotá where he's making music soon to be published, and collecting records to share in different formats.
Tracklist:
Agrupación Changó - A La Gloria Va
Bejuco - Agua
Agrupación Changó - Manglares, Selva y Rio
??? - Fiesta En El Mira
Alejo Duran - Los Hermanos Negros
Son Palenque - Cumbia Negra
Afrosound - Tiro Al Blanco
Los de Arriba - La Cotorra Costeña
Alejo Duran - Trago Gorriao
Alejo Duran - Sin Ti (Rebajada)
Cerrero - Cumbia de Lejanía
Rio Mira - Adios Morena (M.Rux Remix)
Rionegro - Llegó el Don
Verraco - In Order To Survive
??? - Solo de Cuatro
Biluka y Los Canibales - Cotopaxi