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Exclusive: Chocquibtown’s First Stateside Interview After Winning Latin Grammy

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Exclusive: Chocquibtown’s First Stateside Interview After Winning Latin Grammy

By Grace Bastidas | 11/15/2010 - 09:45 | 0 Comments

Talk about never forgetting where you came from. Last Thursday, hip-hop trio Chocquibtown nabbed a Latin Grammy for Best Alternative Song for “De Donde Vengo Yo,” a track honoring their hometown of Quibdo on Colombia’s Pacific coast. They celebrated the win by performing the song in front of a packed audience at the awards show, letting...

Sound Check: Welcome to ChocQuib Town, You Won’t Want to Leave

By Grace Bastidas | 03/25/2010 - 13:51 | 0 Comments

ChocQuibTown has been burning up stages with their hip-hop fusion ever since breaking out in 2006 with Somos Pacificos, a record that garnered the Colombian act a Best New Artist nomination at last year’s Grammys. They recently released their sophomore effort, Oro out on Nacional Records (10.99,...