Colombia
Former FARC leaders announce new armed offensive in Colombia
A group of former rebels from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) announced it will launch a new armed offensive.
In the diaspora, Colombia’s presidential election is as much about the past as the future
This Colombian artist gives a voice to victims of violence
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Colombian war victims struggle to find justice. For a while, this girl only wanted revenge.
She misses being a guerrilla, but this former FARC fighter is starting a new life back home
Colombian women struggle after 'no' vote against peace accord
Sunday's rejection of the peace accord stunned many Colombians, and many female victims struggle to understand what it means to them
Colombian government and FARC leaders sign a historic peace deal
The peace accord will end a half-century-long civil war that has killed hundreds of thousands of people.
A peace agreement brings a civil war to an end in Colombia
Colombia's government and the FARC rebels have reached a historic peace agreement to end their half-century civil war that cost hundreds of thousands of lives.
Two bombings in Bogota draw attention to renewed violence in Colombia
It looked like Colombia was getting more peaceful — but in recent months, that's changed.
Once held hostage, she's now trying to help her former captors
Kidnapped by the FARC as a child, Laura Ulloa went to work helping ex-rebels as an adult.
Interview: Quantic on his new album Magnetica and his return to electronic music
Few producers have a more varied resume than Will Holland, aka Quantic. Starting with straight-ahead break beat-laden dance music of the English variety, he’s moved through soul, jazz and funk before delving headlong into Latin music, particularly focusing on Colombia, ...<a class="meta-nav" href="http://www.afropop.org/wp/18906/quantic/"> Read more »</a>
The Economics of Champeta with Michael Birnbaum Quintero
In our upcoming special Hip Deep episode “The Money Show,” we explore the economics behind music in the African diaspora. In Chapter Two, we tell the story of how business competition between rival DJs in Cartagena, Colombia led to the ...<a class="meta-nav" href="http://www.afropop.org/wp/18127/18127/"> Read more »</a>
Rare Colombian Gems on New Sounds and Colours Comp
Sounds and Colours, the magazine that has brought us so much impressive coverage of South American music (among other things), just dropped an especially exciting volume. The Rarezas Colombianas Mixtape was compiled by drummer and percussionist Pedro Ojeda. Ojeda has ...<a class="meta-nav" href="http://www.afropop.org/wp/17988/rare-colombian-gems-on-new-sounds-and-colours-comp/"> Read more »</a>
Bomba Estéreo Party with African Guitar
“Africa, si señor!” shouts Bomba Estéreo’s Li Saumet at the beginning of the band’s new song “Qué Bonito.” We’ve been big fans of Bomba Estéreo for a while, featuring them on both our “Afropop Soundsystem 5: Neo-Cumbia” and “Womex 2010” ...<a class="meta-nav" href="http://www.afropop.org/wp/17063/bomba-estereo-party-with-african-guitar/"> Read more »</a>
In Colombia, if you want to stand out in a political race, you have to hire a jingle writer
It's a standard issue in elections: how do you make your candidacy stand out? But what if you are in a field of thousands of candidates, and, instead of your name, you have to plug your number?