De Mar y Río
De Mar y Río | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Cali, Colombia |
| Years active | 2018–present |
De Mar y Río (Spanish for "of sea and river") are a Colombian band, who formed at the Fundación Escuela Canalón in Cali in 2018. They released their first two albums in 2024, and the same year won the marimba competition of the Petronio Álvarez Festival.
History
The members of De Mar y Río met in 2014 at the Fundación Escuela Canalón, the school founded by Nidia Góngora in Cali, in the Colombian department of Valle del Cauca.[1] In 2018 they formed the group at the school, and in February 2021 they changed their name to De Mar y Río after the Canalón de Timbiquí album of the same name.[1][2] The members of De Mar y Río come from various places in the Pacific region of Colombia, including Cali, Timbiquí, Guapi, Iscuandé, El Charco, López de Micay, Buenaventura, and Juanchaco.[3][4]
De Mar y Río released their debut album Bailen y Gocen in 2024; it was recorded at the "312 Récords" studio of Universidad Icesi, and mixed by Diego Gómez of Llorona Records.[3] De Mar y Río were able to record Bailen y Gocen after winning one of the 100 grants offered by Yuri Buenaventura's Crea Sonidos program.[1] Many of the tracks on the album were written by Ceferina Gómez, a songwriter from Timbiquí, and arranged by the band.[1] Later in 2024, De Mar y Río released the album El Club de Alabaos del Pacífico, a tribute to the alabaos,[4] a style of funeral music from Chocó that is traditionally sung a cappella by women.[5]
De Mar y Río came third in the marimba competition of the 2022 Petronio Álvarez Festival.[6] They won the same competition at the 2024 Festival.[7] In 2025 they played at Estéreo Picnic and toured several cities in Canada.[6]
Albums
- Bailen y Gocen (2024)
- El Club de Alabaos del Pacífico (2024)
References
- ^ a b c d Sara Kapkin (1 March 2024), "La agrupación De Mar y Río lanzó su primer disco Bailen y gocen" [The group De Mar y Río have released their first album Bailen y gocen], El Colombiano (in Spanish), retrieved 28 January 2026
- ^ Carmen Mandinga (26 April 2022), "Jóvenes 'De Mar y Río' quieren llevar la música del Pacífico colombiano al mundo" [Young band 'De Mar y Río' want to bring the music of the Colombian Pacific to the world], Radio Nacional de Colombia (in Spanish), retrieved 28 January 2026
- ^ a b Santiago Cruz Hoyos (1 March 2024), "Los nuevos sonidos del Pacífico: nace De Mar y Río, agrupación de música de marimba" [The new sounds of the Pacific: De Mar y Río, a marimba music group, is born], El País (in Spanish), retrieved 28 January 2026
- ^ a b Santiago Sanabria Uribe (4 April 2025), "Artistas que debes conocer: De Mar Y Río" [Artists you should know: De Mar Y Río], Rolling Stone, retrieved 28 January 2026
- ^ Luisa Piñeros (8 October 2019), "¿Qué son los alabaos y los gualíes?" [What are the alabaos and the gualíes?], Radio Nacional de Colombia (in Spanish), retrieved 28 January 2026
- ^ a b Sara Kapkin (4 August 2025), "La música del pacífico se escuchará en la Feria con De Mar y Río" [Pacific music will be heard at the [Cali] Fair with De Mar y Río], El Colombiano (in Spanish), retrieved 28 January 2026
- ^ Tatiana Niño (27 August 2024), "¡Ganadoras en el Petronio De Mar y Río se presentarán en el Centro Nacional de las Artes!" [Winners of Petronio De Mar y Río will perform at the National Centre for the Arts!], Radio Nacional de Colombia (in Spanish), retrieved 28 January 2026
External links
- De Mar y Río discography at Discogs