Music of the Americas: Colombian Songwriters

Tuesday, November 25, 10 am

Mulato Bantú is an Afro-Colombian singer from Santa Marta, a city on the Caribbean coast. His compositions, always accompanied by his acoustic guitar, evoke his ancestors and highlight his African origins, traveling along paths of nostalgia and the African diaspora. He studied classical and jazz guitar at the Universidad del Atlántico in Barranquilla, and has been a member of national and international groups. 

From Santa Marta, he sent this version of "Romance de flor." 

Wednesday, November 26, 10 am

Pilar Cabrera is a Colombian singer-songwriter who blends pop, rock, and folk in her music. She has released several albums and singles that have been well-received by critics and audiences alike, leading to tours in Mexico in 2022 and Spain in 2025. She is currently working on her second album, to be released in 2026. She has performed on important stages in Colombia, including the Estéreo Picnic Festival in 2023 and the Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo in 2024, and has collaborated with several national artists. 

From Bogotá, she is back with her song "Partícula."

The MetLife Foundation Music of the Americas concert series is made possible by the generous support of Presenting Sponsor MetLife Foundation.

The 2025–2026 series is also supported, in part, by the Howard Gilman Foundation, Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation, Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University.