Music

Music in Bogota 

The music is an important part of cultural development in Bogota in which different bands and artists have the oportunity to show their talent.

Rock Park:

Rock park is the first, largest and most important festivals of the park, is also the largest free music festival in Latin America. The 1995 as a way to show the public Bogota rock bands and help them grow. For 3 days at Parque Simon Bolivar areseveral rock bands where the jumps and screams take over thousands ofattendees who enjoy and respect their diverse musical tastes.

Rock Park has presented local bands who share the stage with international bands like:  Apocalyptica, Skatellites, Café Tacuba, Fito Paez, Andres Calamaro, Manu Chao, Bloc Party or Biohazard have been part of this event.

Jazz Park: 

Thanks to the success of Rock the Park, it was born in 1996 Jazz in the Park, a festival dedicated to the dissemination of this genre among the citizens.

 The Festival is the main representation of this country's musical style and themost important forum for the presentation of college and local bands. It has benefited from the presentations of renowned jazz musicians like Avishai Cohen,Tamborun, Erik Truffaz, Diego Valdes Sebastian Schunke and many others

 

Hip Hop Park

Hip Hop Park was born in 1996. Its objective is to disseminate the urban beats andstreet artists who perform in the city. The verses and the turntables come withthe dancers in space designed for them.

It is one of the most popular. In addition there are also concerts, dance competitions, freestyle and graffiti. Some of the artists that have performed are: Three Crowns, DJ Shotgun, Havoc, Actitud Maria Marta, Culcha Candela and Cartel de Santa.

Salsa Park

In 1997 it created the space devoted to one of the most important genres ofColombia. This is the festival more Latin and more tropical flavor, is also a greatopportunity for bands that make this music to make them known.

It is also a place for collectors of this music and the best dancers. Among the names that have walked on the stage of the festival are The Ponceña Sonora, LosHermanos Lebron, Yuri Buenaventura, Richie Ray and Bobby Cruz, OrquestaGuayacan and others.

Opera Park

Classical music also has a space in Bogota; Park Opera was born in 1998 to spreadthis music to the public. His concerts and recitals are for reduced public and auditoriums specially designed for this kind of music.

Park Opera receives each year to the most prestigious musicians, orchestras andmusic directors, also serves to show the talent of the country.

Colombia Park  

Colombia Park is an event that brings together all forms of musical expression in the country, is the space for people to know the rhythms of ColombiaThe festival brings the best of Colombian music, contemporary rhythms and dancesof the regions, it also brings cultural events and craft areas, gourmet events and academic activities.

The most renowned local musicians, as Orlando "El Cholo"Valderrama, Toto laMomposina, Jorge Velosa, Petrona Martínez, La Mojarra Eléctrica, Alfredo Gutierrez, and Anibal Velásquez.

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