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AfricaNow! September 17, 2025 African Influence in Colombian Music

Topic and Guests: Today Yeison Landero and The Band of Colombia join the show to discuss African and Indigenous Peoples' influence in particular and other cultures' influence in general on Colombian music in the context of Latin American Heritage Month.  The conversation also explores the collaboration and exchange of knowledge between the Colombian musicians and Go-Go artists  of Washington, DC.  Also joining the show is Isaias Guerrero of Poder Del Pueblo who is serving as the translator.

MUSIC ON THE SHOW: intro-- “RUMBA CHONTA” BY GRUPO BAHÍA; break--“CONUNDRUM” BY KASIVA MUTUA; sign-off--“EQUINOX” BY JOHN COLTRANE remembering John Coltrane’s birthday (September 23, 1926–July 17, 1967) and commemorating Fall Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere and Spring Equinox in the Southern Hemisphere on September 22, 2025; closing--“WHEN BLACK BECOMES BEAUTIFUL AGAIN” BY YEISON LANDERO AND THE BAND.

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Originally broadcast on WPFW 89.3FM, Washington, DC. Tune into AfricaNow! live on WPFW 89.3 FM in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area or visit www.wpfwfm.org on Wednesdays from 1:00 to 2:00PM (U.S. Eastern).

Photos by Mwiza Munthali, AfricaNow!

AfricaNow! Sep. 17, 2025 African Influence in Colombian Music

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