Wapapura is very proud to announce that we have been accepted to present a panel on our work at the upcoming World Music conference, WOMEX.  This is the most important meeting of World Music presenters that happens annually and this year takes place in Santiago, Spain. Our panel is titled Solar Power : Using Technology to Connect Music and Nature We are honoured to have this opportunity to expose our…

On the 1st of May, we awoke the Perdiz Tropical from its winter hibernation and allowed the sounds of its wings to be seen and heard all over the world. At the 8th edition of this all day mountain solar dance picnic, we opened our first window to the world with the launch of our Wapapura Live satellite stream. We invite you to watch the DJ sessions broadcast from the…

Wapapura is taking it to the next level by adding a satellite dish to our mobile sound system. Like we have been doing for the last 7 years, we will be continuing to use the power of the sun to share musical frequencies with beautiful places on this earth.  But now we will be sending these frequencies into the sky to a satellite that will share these messages to the…

We are very proud to announce the release of our next album and video companion. Hombre de Barro, Copoazú Currently available only here on our website. This album was recorded in the Amazon rainforest in collaboration with the non-profit, Fundación Raices Vivas (living roots). This is the first album of Hombre de Barro, which is made up of three very well known Colombian musicians: Urian Sarmiento, Teto Ocampo, Juan Manuel…

Sonera Solar was the first Solar Powered concert in Colombia produced by Wapapura at the Botanical Gardens of Bogotá and in collaboration with Clean Energy Colombia, a program of USaid, on the 20th of January of 2013. Here you can watch the video.  

Wapapura is proud to announce we are putting on the first Solar Powered concert in Bogotá.  It is at the Botanical Gardens of Bogotá and in collaboration with Clean Energy Colombia, a program of USaid.  Thanks to them this is possible.  With their support and Solar Power equipment, we can do what we have been doing around Andalucia for the last year. The artistic line up is in perfect harmony…

Well, the crew and all the gear has safely arrived in Bogotá.  Here is a picture of us in La Candelaria of Bogotá, outside our accommadation, La Cumbia House!  We are sporting our shirts given to us from one of our sponsors, Sierra Nevada Brewery. We are interested to see what condition these shirts are in after the adventures we have ahead… We have spent the first week getting acclimated…

Yes, it is really happening.  The Wapapura Colombia Expedition is less than two weeks away! On the 4th of January three flights will arrive in Bogotá and be carrying the following people that make up the crew of this musical journey:

The European correspondent for the radio show, The World, Gerry Hadden, came down to the Alpujarra with us during our latest recordings this July with Merope. The World is an international daily news magazine done in colaboration with the BBC.  It is broadcast on Public Radio radio stations throughout the United States. www.theworld.org Here is the piece:

We are currently editing our most recent recordings. They took place from the 17th to the 21st of July in the Alpujarra mountains south of Granada. The line up was: Jean Christophe Bonnafous (France) Bansuri Flute, Vocals Indré Jurgeleviciuté (Lithuania) Kanklés, Vocals, Tampura Bert Cools (Belgium) Guitars and effects Miguel Hiroshi (Spain) Cajón, Ghatam, Kalimba, Varied Percussion Marcello Windolph (Germany, Brazil) Acoustic Bass, Vocals The benefits from these recordings will…

Wapapura will be attending this year’s world music conference in Thessaloniki, Greece. We hope to keep representing an environmental focus in the World Music scene and connect with allies doing similar work in other parts of the world.  If there is any place in the world where you can do this, it is at WOMEX. If you are not familiar with WOMEX, have a look at their website.  www.womex.com It…

This coming January and February Wapapura will be traveling to Colombia. We are looking forward to working with a collective of musicians from Bogota to create recordings to support the work of the non-profit RESNATUR. Resnatur is a network of private ecological reserves around Colombia.  Individuals dedicating their farms to sustainable ecological initiatives or simply just allowing the land to heal and be.  Colombia is at present under attack from…