With her new album Shakira took it in another direction. Whether you like it or not, you will have to get used to it. I got used to it remarkably fast I must say.

It’s a fact that Colombia always has been a big contributor to the development of salsa music. For years, formations such as Fruko y su Tesos, Niche, Guayacan and Sonora Carruseles have been contributing to a distinctive, recognizable sound that is easy to listen to.
But salsa music keeps on developing. Bogota, Colombia, is on the way to distinguish itself and responds to the desire to create a sound which touches your soul. Call it rough, or unpolished and hard, or just call it “Salsa Callejera”.