Colombia -- Tracks From Abroad Ep.68

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On this episode #68 we visit South America to hear music and stories from Colombia. Alejandra Ballestas Medina joines TFA for a conversation about opera music and the life of a singer. Her cousin, Isabella Milano, joins Jesse as a cohost. Isabella is a vocal student at U of T's faculty of music. The interview was edited by Rosa Caramazza.

Next we chat with Swardy, a musician based in LA and Jesse's first cousin. Ben took a transformative trip through Colombia for 6 months, and he shares some of the found sound recordings he took there that made their way onto his most recent album. 

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