if bogota is colombia s financial heart, then cali is its shaking hips. people here like their music. my tejo buddies, mario and will, are the founders of a collective called on the tropica. their idea was to reinterpret the tropical music heritage of colombia. what often sounds like salsa in style is actually cumbia. if there s one type of music that can be classified as distinctly colombian, this is it. cumbia draws on the music of the african and indigenous european mix that makes up the country, so will and mario
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that can be classified as distinctly colombian, this is it. cumbia draws on the music of the african and indigenous european mix that makes up the country, so will and mario created something that s a long way from the pop music that s a staple here. they brought together musicians who had been famous in the scenes in the 50s and 60s, and matched them up with younger counterparts. as if the impressive amount of fried meat we ate at the tejo courts wasn t enough, we go for dinner at one of the band s favorite sports. the recording that we made which we did for three weeks in medellin had four musicians, so sort of big ensemble. and the musicians from, i think the youngest was 25 and maybe the oldest was 82. old school and new school mix? the idea so we can meeting not only doing music, but also
salt, or no! dry it? salt it? how? no. just fresh? yes. delicious. you would never get this off your menu. mama didn t raise no fool. santiago de cali, or just cali, as people call it in these piece, is a city in the southwest of colombia known for its proximity to the pacific coast and its semi-tropical temperatures, but i m not really here for the climate. i m here for tejo. it involves alcohol and explosives. colombian mario gallino, ex-pat will holland and their bandmates
delicious. you would never get this off your menu. you ll have to keep it on your menu forever, right? forever. oh, the best part. mama didn t raise no fool. santiago de cali, or just cali, as people call it in these piece, is a city in the southwest of colombia known for its proximity to the pacific coast and its semi-tropical temperatures, but i m not really here for the climate. i m here for tejo. it involves alcohol and explosives. colombian mario gallino, ex-pat will holland and their bandmates are to be my guides for this ancient and very traditional colombian sport. thanks, man. how do you play this game? i guess that s how it s done. what do you call this object? el tejo. el tejo. tejo. and hence the name. exactly. tejo. i should be good at this. i ve been throwing pots into the dish sink from across the room for years. you win more points if you get it in the middle without hitting anything. oh. yeah, so but that doesn t sound like