The Petronio Alvarez Festival Hhghlights Afro Colombian music; Prince Harry and Meghan Markle also help.
Festival in Cali, Colombia, the sound system stopped working with La Herencia de Timbiquí onstage. The crowd, estimated at 45,000 by festival staff, hardly missed a beat – and continued singing for several minutes.It was not surprising that the audience, a mix of Colombians and visitors from the U.S.
Markle spoke in perfect Spanish from the stage and the royal couple not only danced to and heard music from the Pacific coast, but also attended events focused on challenges facing the people of the historically-marginalized region.Still, the question some ask is: What will it take for the Afro-Colombian sounds of the Pacific coast to reach a global audience?
Musicians offering special performances outside the event’s contest format of five categories included Nidia Góngora, also from the Pacific town of Timbiquí. Góngora has toured for years in Europe and the U.S., and is known for her groundbreaking collaborations with the English electronic producer Quantic, as well as roots music recordings with her group, Canalón de Timbiquí . Góngora took Holland to her family’s house on the coast.
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