Champeta w/ Edna Martinez - Zaider Special - 2nd December 2025

Curator and DJ Edna Martinez explores the champeta, an underground musical genre and dance that originated in the Caribbean coast of Colombia in the early 1980s. The rhythms and influences are said to have arrived with the sailors from West Africa in the 1960s and 70s. We will get to know in each episode its specificities and the relevance of this scene.

From the host: _"A look into Zaider’s champeta and everyday stories from the Colombian Caribbean. The episode traces his music from the early days to the present, the pulse of the coast in a snapshot of a style that continues to evolve."_
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