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April 26, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Welcome to Colombiage, the UK’s first major annual celebration of contemporary Colombian arts and culture. Colombiage was launched in 2007 with the aim of showing the rest of the world the richness and diversity of Colombian culture while giving birth to a creative platform of intercultural exchange between Colombia and the UK. The unquestionable success of the first two editions of Colombiage have not only ascertained that audiences around the world are ready to learn something new about a culture that has long-been... [Read the full story]
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Film
April 26, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Over recent years, Colombia has experienced an exciting and marked growth of its film industry: from the one or two national films released each year during the 1990’ s to the dozen or so films released in 2007. Today Colombian cinema looks vibrant, healthy, and full of promise. This exponential growth has not only been reflected in the number of productions, but, importantly, also in the quality of the films; and it is not uncommon today to see Colombian films recognised and awarded in major international festivals... [Read the full story]
Literature
Evelio Rosero
September 18, 2008 · Leave a Comment
EVELIO ROSERO was born in Bogotá on 20 March 1958. He studied Social Communication at the Externado University of Colombia. In 1979 he was awarded the National Story Prize for his short story “Ausentes”, which was published by the Colombian Cultural Institute in the anthology 17 Cuentos Colombianos. He is the author of a trilogy of novels called Primera Vez, based thematically around childhood and youth: Mateo Solo (Editorial Entreletras, Villavicencio 1984), Juliana los mira (Editorial Anagrama, Barcelona 1986,... [Read the full story]
Music
Bomba Estéreo
August 25, 2008 · 1 Comment
BOMBA ESTEREO, Colombia’s cutting-edge future Cumbia outfit, Bomba Estéreo, formed by Simon Mejia and DJ Fresh, started in 2001 with the release of different tracks in various compilations and frequent performances in clubs, festivals and popular music venues across Colombia. In September 2006, Bomba Estéreo released, Vol 1, their first album in Colombia with their independent record label, Polen.. The band also maintains an international contract with LA-based NationalRecords, their E-label, and currently enjoys downloads... [Read the full story]
Education
Daniel Cerejo
September 14, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Daniel Cerejo Daniel Cerejo, multi-instrumentalist, arranger/producer and singer, started his career as a clarinetist playing in Woodwind Bands. He has conducted both children and adults’ choirs in local churches and participated in various youth festivals, obtaining the second national prize in Portugal along with the opportunity to perform in Expo 98, Lisbon. From 1997 to 2003, he studied classical music at Evora, Portugal, where he specialized in piano, clarinet, singing techniques, composition and music theory. During... [Read the full story]
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Evelio Rosero
EVELIO ROSERO was born in Bogotá on 20 March 1958. He studied Social Communication at the Externado University of Colombia. In 1979 he was awarded the National Story Prize... [Read more]
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Over recent years, Colombia has experienced an exciting and marked growth of its film industry: from the one or two national films released each year during... [Read more]