It’s not always easy to get a good aerial view of Barranquilla, but this a look from a shopping mall.
Does it look hot out there?
Because it is.
And here’s the same shopping mall from inside – air-conditioned sanity.
La Pollera Colorá – one of the most famous cumbia tracks:
Prende la Vela, another famous cumbia track, by well-known artist Toto la Momposina.
And here’s the cumbia I was learning to – El Rey De La Cumbia by Son Cartagena. Alli na mas juepe je!
This is the fascinating part of town (or of ocean) known as Bocas de Ceniza (‘Mouths of Ash’) – the spit of land the separates the Magdalena river from the Atlantic Ocean.
Shakira showing how to move hips Barranquilla style: “Mira en Barranquilla se baile asi!” (Look, in Barranquilla you dance like this). I’m not arguing – I think she knows her stuff.
Here’s musica tropical leged Joe Arroyo again, with his ode to Barranquilla – En Barranquilla Me Quedo (In Barranquilla I Stay). And I feel like doing so myself after hearing this.
Rocking the camouflage pants / dance shoes / sombrero vueltiao look.
