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April 26, 2008 · Leave a Comment 

We would like to thank everyone who attended the second edition of Colombiage. It was wonderful to share this experience with such a diverse audience and everyone’s incredible support this year has meant that we have already started planning for 2009. We look forward to communicating our plans over the coming months. In the meantime, we hope you will continue to use this website as an interactive tool where you can learn more about Colombia, our events and share your ideas, thoughts and comments with us. We will be... [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]

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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]

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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]

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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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Bomba Estéreo

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... [Read more]


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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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