Herencia de Timbiquí
Herencia de Timbiquí is a Colombian group comprised of Afro-descendant musicians using modern and traditional native instruments.
“One of the most exciting tropical music acts out of Colombia in recent years.”
— World Music Central
Herencia de Timbiquí began in the year 2000 and is made up of musicians of African descent, who have taken on the task of retaking the empirical musical knowledge of the Colombian Pacific and fusing it with elements of contemporary urban music, in order to produce a sound centered on the black roots of the Colombian Pacific coast.
In its beginnings, the group interpreted the music of the Pacific in a native way with instruments such as the Marimba, Bombo Golpeador, Bombo Arullador, Cununo Macho, Cununo Hembra, Tres Voces and the Guasa for the interpretation of traditional Colombian genres (Currulao, Bunde, Juga, Arrullos, Abozaos, Bereju, Bambazu and Porro among others). Then, aiming to sound more original, they chose to orchestrate the typical basic ensemble, adding conventional musical instruments from orchestras such as bass, keyboards, trumpet, sax, electric guitar and drums.
The founding members of Herencia de Timbiquí gather musical elements from the knowledge of the Amu and Carabalí families that have passed from generation to generation.
2011: Record of the Year. SHOCK Awards. TAMBÓ Album. Colombia.
2011: Record of the Year. SHOCK Awards. TAMBÓ Album. Colombia.
2013: Afro-Colombians of the Year. El Espectador Newspaper.
2013: Afro-Colombians of the Year. El Espectador Newspaper.
2013: Record of the Year. SHOCK Awards. Song "AMANECÉ." Colombia.
2013: Record of the Year. SHOCK Awards. Song "AMANECÉ." Colombia.
2013: Simón Bolívar Blue Cross Award for achievements in Colombian Culture. House of Representatives. Senate of the Nation. Republic of Colombia.
2013: Simón Bolívar Blue Cross Award for achievements in Colombian Culture. House of Representatives. Senate of the Nation. Republic of Colombia.
From the beginning, the group’s career has been marked by their participation in major events in the music field, in addition to several awards such as: Festival de Música del Pacífico "Petronio Álvarez" -Cali, Colombia, "Montreux Jazz Festival" as the first Colombian group invited in the 44th anniversary of the prestigious international jazz festival" in Copenhagen-Denmark, "La Ventura Tour" together with Manu Chao 2012, "Gaviota de Plata" in the International Song Festival of Viña del Mar 2013, Opening of the XV Shock Awards for "Best Recording of the Year" with "DAWN" 2013, Tour in the United Arab Emirates 2014 where they had 30 concerts in countries such as Switzerland, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Sweden, Norway and Finland, among other countries, in addition to giving workshops in Dubai and at the New York University of Abu Dhabi in 2014.
In 2014 they obtained 2 statuettes in the "Premios Nuestra Tierra", they were invited by the artist Carlos Vives to his tour "Más Corazón Profundo", in 2015 they participated in the special concert for the inauguration of ARCOMadrid 2015, Spain and had their tour in Central America 2015 where they visited countries like Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Nicaragua, among others. After their tour they recorded with Carlos Vives the new version of "La Tierra del Olvido 2015" feat Andrea Echeverry, Maluma, Cholo Valderrama, Fonseca, Fanny Lu and Coral Group, they also took part in the International Cervantino Festival 2015 in Argentina and Uruguay and had concerts in Buenos Aires, Rosario, La Plata, Teatro Sha, Festival Contrapedal and Sala Zitarroza, besides participating in the Festival Detonante 2015 with Bomba Estéreo, Chocquibtown and Systema Solar.
In the year 2016 they launched their hit "Te Invito" which was the soundtrack of one of the most acclaimed soap operas by the public and ratified the talent of the group as composers, at the same time it would open the doors for a new tour in the United States where they visited cities like Chicago. IL, Sacramento, CA, and New York, NY, where they were invited to the recognized festival Summer Stage.
To close the year in style, they released the single "Que no se acaba el tiempo" (Don't Let Time Run Out) together with the famous and respected vallenato singer Pipe Pelaez.
In 2017 the group begins the year by releasing a new hit called "Sabrás", whose video was recorded in their native Timbiquí and they repeat the tour in the United States, a country that acclaims their visit at least once a year. In this new tour the group visited cities such as Ft Lauderdale, Miami and Bonita Springs FL, Memphis TN and Chicago IL, among others. They also returned to their native country where they tour cities such as Bogota, Cali, Medellin, Cartagena, Pasto, Orito, Armenia, Popayan, among others.
In 2018 the group began in style with their signature with the renowned record label Codiscos and the release of the first single of their next album ¿Qué será? together with the master Rubén Blades, singles that led them to tour all over Colombia for the first time and to record a new album where they compiled their greatest hits in acoustic versions called "Herencia Al Natural". During the second semester of the year the Timbiquireños took part of one of the most important festivals of the country Colombia al Parque and to close the year they merged with the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra of Bogota in a unique and unforgettable show where they ratified once again their versatility at the time of combining the music of the Pacific.
In 2019 Herencia de Timbiquí entered the studio to fuse again the rhythms of the Colombian Pacific with sounds of the world launching two new singles, "Mi primera locura" (My first madness) with the recognized urban artist J Álvarez and "Volver a vivir" (To live again) with the master Andrés Cepeda and they traveled from end to end all over Colombia with their 2019 tour that took them to visit cities like Bogotá DC, Buenaventura, Calarcá (Quindio), Popayán, Chiquinquirá, Bello and Medellín, Buga, Duitama, Riosucio (Caldas), Tumaco (Narino), Manizales and Cali, among others and participated in some of the most important festivals in the country.
The first three months of the year 2020 the group began their tour in Colombia and were preparing for their tour of the Asian continent but due to the global emergency by the COVID-19 was postponed. Closing this year a recognition as the group fusion of the decade in Colombia by the NúcleoUrbano awards. At present Herencia de Timbiquí is preparing its sixth studio album Herencia Pacifica which will be released in 2021.
“Pound for pound, the best band of the Colombian Pacific.”
— Carlos Vives