For Netflix’s “Narcos,” which follows the rise of the Colombian drug cartel, composer Pedro Bromfman wanted to infuse the score with an authentic flavor without relying on cliched Latin rhythms. To ...

Bogota, Apr 16 (EFE).Bogota, Apr 16 (EFE). — Producers, artists, advertisers and the general public now have access to Colombian Loops, the first digital database of musical sounds and instruments ...

As opposed to the sounds associated with European fantasy, Latin American magical realism comes with the influences of Afro-Colombian and Indigenous cultures. Franco used traditional Colombian ...

Franco broke with Disney tradition, experimenting with Colombian instruments and musical rhythms for her historic nomination. Composer Germaine Franco has already made Oscar history with “Encanto” as ...

Colombian guitarist Nilko Andreas Guarin was greeted by the twinkling eyes of girls at the Sundukwon Orphanage in Seoul when he visited there last Thursday to introduce the charm of Colombian music.

When Germaine Franco began composing the score for Encanto, the directors knew they didn’t want the sound of a traditional Disney film. Franco began experimenting with Colombian instruments and ...