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Estéreo Picnic Festival’s Lineup Just Dropped & It’s Epic

Jeanette Hernandez — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 17:08:37 +0000

On Oct. 11, the highly-anticipated annual festival Estéreo Picnic revealed next year’s artist roster. The 12th edition of the event will take place on Mar. 23 to 26 at the Campo de Golf Briceño in Bogotá, Colombia. “Four days that we will remember forever! The Distinct World we once dreamed of brings us together under

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How Bogota’s Estéreo Picnic Festival Experienced Taylor Hawkins’ Passing

Luis Gallo — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 18:36:44 +0000

Spirits were high for people coming to the 11th edition of Estéreo Picnic Festival, the three-day festival that has helped Bogota, Colombia, become a music hub, held from March 25 to 27. On the day doors opened, it was a crisp and mostly sunny day for people venturing out to the idyllic green outskirts of

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Ibero-American Promoters on The Impact of Covid-19 on the Music Industry

Cheky — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 14:54:04 +0000

With additional reporting by: Joel Moya Over two months after COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, the economic consequences brought by its spread and the health measures taken by governments globally have been all-around catastrophic. With a death toll that surpasses 400,000 and around eight million infected patients worldwide, it’s

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The 8 Best & Brightest Artists in Ecuador’s Underground Scene

Martin Cordova — Tue, 21 May 2019 17:43:40 +0000

For years, Ecuador’s underground music scene has been providing Ecuadorians with artists they can be proud of. Across the country, bands have been passing the torch between generations, with a punk movement erupting in the late 90s, commanded by bands like G.O.E and 69 Segundos. Shortly after, in the early 2000s, reggae and ska purveyors Sudakaya

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5 Hidden Local Gems From Colombia’s Festival Estéreo Picnic

Julyssa Lopez — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 16:27:25 +0000

Last weekend, Colombia’s Festival Estéreo Picnic celebrated its 10th anniversary by welcoming massive acts such as Kendrick Lamar, Grupo Niche, Underworld, and Interpol to its stages. But while groups with international name recognition are usually the festival’s main attraction, organizers also make a point to save room for emerging artists trickling out of Colombia’s independent

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Celebrating 10 Years of Estéreo Picnic, the Colombian Festival That Transformed Bogotá’s Music Scene

Julyssa Lopez — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 21:06:50 +0000

In 2010, about 3,400 people came together for a modest one-day festival tucked along a few soccer fields in Zona F, near the northern region of Bogotá. The event had been months in the making, after a group of friends who knew each other from the city’s concert circuit decided to pool their efforts and

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11 Latin American Music Festivals You Should Hit This Spring

Richard Villegas — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 22:14:03 +0000

Music festivals are popping up all around us like heads on a hydra. From massive events like Coachella and Vive Latino, to smaller more focused enterprises like NRMAL and Viva!, the proliferation of these artistic gatherings is allowing bookers to zero in on emerging scenes around the globe. Music festivals are helping develop and expand

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Festival Estéreo Picnic’s 2018 Lineup Features The Killers, Bomba Estéreo, and NAAFI

Luis Gallo — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 15:16:13 +0000

Bogotá’s Festival Estéreo Picnic just announced the lineup for its 2018 edition. The festival has carved a space in the regional music landscape, standing out for booking homegrown talent alongside international headliners. In 2018, the fest remains true to that tradition with a diverse and forward-thinking lineup. For its ninth consecutive iteration, Gorillaz, Lana Del

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How Festival Estéreo Picnic Is Helping Bogotá Become a Global Music Hub

Christina Noriega & Luis Gallo — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 21:26:44 +0000

At the eighth edition of Bogotá’s Festival Estéreo Picnic, Afro-Colombian icon Totó La Momposina is singing the cumbia classic “Aguacero de Mayo,” as rain showers the sprawling audience for the third straight day. With spirits high despite the downpour, the crowd struts and sways in the mud, as Totó’s vocals and coastal rhythms wash over the crowd. An estimated

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5 Colombian Artists You Can’t Miss at Festival Estéreo Picnic 2016

Marcos Hassan — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 17:55:42 +0000

The Colombian Festival will showcase some of the best national talent along with the international superstars on top of the bill.

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