A video by Tomas Uribe, photos by Giovanna Molina.

We there really is no Lady of Amaga-Ga, but after a recent visit we couldn’t help but note the similarity of this pueblo’s name and that of the global icon Lady Gaga. However, Amaga’ is is a pueblo not far from Medellin, say about 45 minutes, that is pretty old and about as far as [...]

The wave of “Feria” fury has come and gone, but the smell of greasy food vendors still wafts along the principal routes of the city. For those unfamiliar with Medellin’s Feria de las Flores, a large part of it is funded by two alcohol giants:  The “Fabrica Licores Antioquia”, or FLA who makes the famous [...]

David  and I were having a couple of shots of Aguardiente in the park and after a few stories he tells me has a new group called Alibombo. David already plays in one band Gordo’s Project, which not too long ago won an arts scholarship from the mayor’s office, so I was intrigued by what [...]

“A concert at the Hotel Intercontinental? Where? In the ball room? That is where I had my senior prom,” said Nicolas. He was confused and intrigued by the rumor that there was a concert going on at the luxurious Hotel Intercontinental which sits up at the top of Las Palmas drive and overlooks all of [...]

The Medellin based 4 Ojos art project has been making legendary parties since 2008. Every six months the art collective rents out a huge house and they work night and day to turn it into a house of art; every room has paintings, art installations, or audio visuals, as well as hundreds of wild party-goers dancing [...]

So the new issue will be up on the website this week, perhaps as soon as tomorrow! Here is a video to tide everyone over.

For the entrepreneurial issue we wanted to showcase the business savvy for which Paisas are so well known. We thus re-imagined one of Antioquia’s most symbolic paintings, “Horizontes” (1913) or Horizons in [...]

On last week’s Prime Cuts Radio program we had Medellin musician Max in the studio to showcase an acoustic version of his song, “Wish you were here.” You can listen to the full radio show here.

Rule number one in music – Be Amazing! Germany’s Stereo Total has got that covered by all means. Mid-way through their world tour, The Arepa met up with the good humored pop duo before their show at the Modern Art Museum for an exclusive interview.

Afterwards, we got some great close up video of Stereo Total [...]

We had the chance to bring local rappers Anijana and MC Queena into the studio to record a couple tracks for the radio show Prime Cuts Medellin. Full of energy and expression they bring powerful lyrics straight from the barrios of Medellin, Colombia. They are leaders in a booming hip hop scene that is finding [...]