Choc Quib Town is a neat group from Colombia that combines all types of music into a hip hop/latin fusion the band calls Afro-Colombian. The group members hail from the largely African state of Chocó in the western part of the country, from the capital, Quibdó — hence the name of the group. They’re definitely worth checking out!
By Antonio Zavala, Voxxi Tomas Choc an elderly man in a small town in Guatemala searching for his daughter, who he hasn’t seen in 20 years. He hopes against all odds that she is still alive. Every day, he visits a site with unmarked graves that some young forensic archeologists are…
By Jasmine Garsd, NPR Whether you're in a convenience store in Ushuaia, the southernmost tip of Argentina, Mexico City or East L.A., you're likely to hear cumbia blaring from a stereo. In Latin America, no musical style has been as widespread, unifying and, I would argue, misunderstood as cumbia. Gustavo…
*Taquista Jorge Canavati sent me this with the message: Now THIS is hip ........ I couldn't agree more. What better way to get your Tuesday up to speed? VL By Voice Media Group/LA Weekly Rhyan Lowery is a black 19-year-old from Compton who fell in love with Mexican rancheros, a…
Choc Quib Town is a neat group from Colombia that combines all types of music into a hip hop/latin fusion the band calls Afro-Colombian. The group members hail from the largely African state of Chocó in the western part of the country, from the capital, Quibdó — hence the name of the group. They’re definitely worth checking out!
