Timbiquí Canalón
The voices of the Timbiquí River, six times Petronio — Group — traditional music from the Afro-Colombian Pacific
Biographie
Formed in 2001 by singer Nidia Góngora, Canalón de Timbiquí carries the songs of the Timbiquí River, on Colombia's Pacific coast: marimba, cununos, guasá and women's voices inherited from the village's grandmothers. Six-time winner of the Petronio Álvarez Festival, the group was nominated at the 2019 Latin Grammy Awards for De Mar y Río. In 2025, it reunited with Quantic on the Petronio stage in Cali.
Distinctions and benchmarks
['Six times winner of the Petronio Álvarez Festival', 'Nomination to the Latin Grammy Awards 2019 for De Mar y Río', 'Premio Shock for Arrullando (2016)']
Discographie
[''Sydame Subí (2004)', 'Una Sola Raza (2011)', 'Arrullando (2016)', 'De Mar y Río (2019)']
On the Poster — Festivals
- 2025 — Petronio Álvarez, Cali: In concert with Quantic — official recording of the festival — See the festival entry
See also
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Concert with Nidia Góngora and Quantic at Petronio Álvarez 2025 (festival's official channel)
Performing formats
- Concert — main stage
- Festival — headliner