As it turns thirty, Cali's Petronio Álvarez festival has grown into Latin America's largest celebration of Afro-Colombian music and Pacific-coast culture.
Festival Petronio Álvarez marks 30th edition this August in Cali, drawing ~500k visitors celebrating Afro-Colombian Pacific coast music. Economic hub for regional musicians and artisans, boosting tourism and repositioning Cali's global narrative beyond crime toward cultural significance.
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—The festival. The Petronio Álvarez is Latin America’s largest celebration of Afro-Colombian music.
—The milestone. This year marks its thirtieth edition, held in the city of Cali in August.
—The crowd. Recent editions have drawn around half a million people over its run.
—The sound. Marimbas, drums and call-and-response singing from Colombia’s Pacific coast fill the stages.
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