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Police examine a bombed-out office in Bogota's financial district

Two bombings in Bogota draw attention to renewed violence in Colombia

Conflict

It looked like Colombia was getting more peaceful — but in recent months, that’s changed.

Santiago Ramírez at the Real Sound Studio in Bogota, where they compose jingles for political candidates. He says they once had a conservative client, a Colombian Mitt Romney-type, who asked for a raunchy reggaeton tune so he could connect with young vote

In Colombia, if you want to stand out in a political race, you have to hire a jingle writer

Global Politics

Edmar Castaneda’s Jazz Collaboration ‘Double Portion’

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