Music
SATURDAY 18 & SUNDAY 19 October 2008
8pm / Riverside Studios
DOUBLE BILL
Lucia Pulido’s Ensemble – UK debut
“Ms Pulido holds on to the rawness of the original melodies while giving them a sophisticated new context” Jon Pareles, The New York Times
Lucia Pulido is a Colombian singer with one of the richest voices on the international Latin American musical scene today. She has mined the musical traditions of her native Colombia in an ongoing search for a distinct, contemporary style, which London audiences will have a rare chance to experience for the first time during Colombiage.
Bomba Esteréo – UK debut
“The bomb is about to explode and it’s sound is in stereo.” Luisa Piñeros, Urban Cartel
In 2007 Bomba Esteréo released its first album, Vol. 1, to critical acclaim in Colombia and the US. Its music is a blend of Colombian folk and electronica, with rhythms like cumbia, champeta and bullerengue present throughout their show, in a blend of the old and new with traditional melodic voices and political hip hop.
Currently the band is preparing the release of their second album, to be released in September ’08 in Colombia.
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