By the Zonagirante.com team @spinning zone. Photos by Julián Gutiérrez @jackmulligan
After everything that has happened, Bogotá is reactivating, through its public sector, the holding of mass events and renewing its calendar with the celebration of the tenth anniversary of the District Institute of the Arts (Idartes), The organization, belonging to the mayor's office of the Colombian capital and responsible for the well-known festivals, has decided to hold four events with local artists at its traditional venue, near the end of 2021. Simón Bolívar Park, located to the west of the city.
The first day of concerts will be November 20th, featuring the winners of the rock programming competition. Performances will take place simultaneously on two stages. Oh'laville, Revolver Plateado, LaTenaz, The Klaxon, Citadino Blues & Rock, Electric Mistakes, Brina Quoya, Fauces, Andrés Guerrero & Las Luces, Camargo, El Punto Ska and Sonoras Mil, and the national guest Superlithium, which will close the first day of concerts. The following day, Sunday the 21st, both stages will be dedicated to salsa, jazz, and Colombian music with orchestras. Santos, La Guabalosa and El Clan del Solar, in addition to the jazz musicians Celecanto, Los Pris, Urcunina Quartet, Brian Vasquez, Páramo Quintet, Aka Trio with Gina Savino and Juan Benavides, Alejandro Zuluága, Alejandro Fernández and his combo and Dorado Kandúa, which will lead to the closing with Cali Flow Latino and Los Hermanos Aicardi, from Medellín.
A week later, on Saturday, November 27, the program will feature punk, metal, and hardcore acts, with the presence of Kraken, which will close the day, after the shows of Heresy, Rattus Rattus, Convicted, XinniX, Savage, Rainmaker, Ursus, Dead Silence, Panic Attack, Ray Morgan, Threshold End and Albatross.
The final day of this festival will be Sunday, November 28th, featuring a variety of Colombian folk music from all regions of the country. The artists selected for that day are: The Kings of Champeta (Charles King, Louis Towers, Ane Swing), Milena Benites, Las Añez, Colombita, Musical Booz, Cachicamo, Son de la Provincia, Los Carrangomelos, Danza Colibrí, Moque, Duo Alcaraván, Grupo Mayelé and Ensamble Tríptico. A third stage, the María Mercedes Carranza Mobile Stage, will be added to the event, featuring the winning DJs from the open call, further expanding the musical offerings for attendees. Kuribant, Cheetah Latina, DJ Back, Dj Antrax, Dj Afromusik Selektah and Dj Bmadd Afrohouse.
As a reflection, after all this time of pandemic and quarantine, we have thought that the proposal made by various sectors of Bogota's culture to review the purpose of the mass activities carried out by the District is serious., at a time when it would be good to consider the possibilities of recovering spaces for artistic talent in each of the localities of the capital. Perhaps enough has happened for us to realize that, being music a sector that can seriously provide the employment, peace, and entrepreneurial impetus necessary to restore social confidence, The budget managed from public funds should be allocated to make these aspirations a reality. Bogotá's state institutions cannot miss the opportunity to make the music sector a growing economic driver for the benefit of the community, worthy of being presented as such both nationally and in the world's leading cultural centers. There is much to rebuild, and we cannot be timid or assume that everything has worked perfectly so far. These are times to improve what we have. This can't just be left as confetti.
We have put together a playlist with the varied music that will be played at the festival, using what we could find on digital platforms.
