The fourth edition of Norient City Sounds dives into Bogotá’s diversity, unveiling many cities existing at once, where creativity thrives amidst widespread struggle. NCS Bogotá explores the city’s margins, revealing its contradictions through a mix of genres, backgrounds, and influences. NCS Bogotá spotlights the city’s plurality, showing how its people reclaim public spaces and celebrate their defiant existences through vibrant nightlife and boundary-crossing music. A Norient Online Special, curated by Luisa Uribe, a Bogotá-based writer and cultural manager.

https://norient.com/bogota-voices

Snaps - Norient City Sounds: Bogotá

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author article: Vera Fonseca, Diana Sanots
snap sound: Juliana Cuervo
snap quote: Vera Fonseca, Diana Santos
snap design: Juliana Cuervo

The rise of the Ballroom scene in Bogotá, Colombia has provoked an alternative queer community that blends voguing with familiar music genres like neo perreo, guaracha, and merengue, while providing a fresh and thought-provoking reaction to systemic violence.

full article: https://norient.com/vera-fonseca/voguing-oasis-mountains

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A Voguing Oasis in the Mountains (Snap)

an audiovisual snap from www.norient.com
author article: LadyHunterTexas
snap sound: LadyHunterTexas
snap quote: LadyHunterTexas
snap remix: Manuel Suárez Parias, Tembe Laboratorio Sonoro
snap design: Juliana Acero

A queer journey through Bogotá’s gritty streets, as we hear stories from four prominent figures in the local electronic scene. // Un viaje queer a través de las calles de la ciudad de Bogotá mientras escuchamos relatos de cuatro figuras de la escena electrónica local

full article: https://norient.com/ladyhuntertexas/la-ventana-marica-indiscreta

La Ventana (Marica) Indiscreta (Snap)

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author article: Eduardo Santos
snap sound: Tembe Laboratorio Sonoro
snap remix: Nicolás Gutiérrez García, Tembe Laboratorio Sonoro
snap quote: Eduardo Santos
snap photo: Sudakas, SuenaSuena, El Enemigo, Cadencia Podcast
snap design: Juliana Acero

Bogotá’smusic journalism, once thriving, now faces a void. Read Eduardo’s research about the tension between content creators and music journalism in the midst of a general media and cultural crisis.

full article: https://norient.com/eduardo-santos/bogotas-music-journalism-era-reconstruction

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Bogotá’s Music Journalism: An Era of Reconstruction

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author article: Nicolás Gutiérrez García
snap sound: Nicolás Gutiérrez García
snap quote: Nicolás Gutiérrez García
snap remix: Nicolás Gutiérrez García, Tembe Laboratorio Sonoro
snap photo: Nicolás Gutiérrez García
snap design: Juliana Acero

Asonic immersion into the waters that flow through Bogotá, narrated by both human and non-human voices of Colombia’s capital. // Una inmersión sonora en las aguas que atraviesan Bogotá, narrada por las voces humanas y no humanas de la capital de Colombia.

full article: https://norient.com/nicolas-gutierrez-garcia/acuafonias-bogotanas

Acuafonías Bogotanas (Snap)

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author article: Suárez Parias, Manuel; Tembe Laboratorio Sonoro
snap sound: Manuel Suárez Parias
snap quote: Manuel Suárez Parias
snap photo: Gregorio Díaz
snap design: Juliana Acero

A sonic immersion in the daily life of Juan and Nerio, two bicycle delivery drivers in the city of Bogotá, Colombia. // Una inmersión sonora en la vida diaria de Juan y Nerio, dos repartidores en bicicleta de Rappi en la ciudad de Bogotá.

full article: https://norient.com/manuel-suarez-parias/slow-day

A Slow Day (Snap)

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author article: Colombian Drone Mafia
snap quote: Colombian Drone Mafia
snap sound: Colombian Drone Mafia
snap remix: Nicolás Gutiérrez García, Tembe Laboratorio Sonoro
snap photo: Carolina Sánchez
snap design: Juliana Acero

A sonic exploration of Bogotá through the ears of Colombian Drone Mafia. // Una exploración sonora de Bogotá a través de los oídos de Colombian Drone Mafia.

full article: https://norient.com/colombian-drone-mafia/santa-fe-ensename-bailar

Santa Fé, enséñame a bailar (Snap)

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