NEWS
EVENTS
CQT
RnB/Hip Hop | Wednesday 12th May 2010 | Osh
1. Hi Guys, When and where did you started Choc Quib Town?
We started in the 2000 in Cali, Colombia, We were trying to create Choco Rap organization inside the Hip Hop scene of Cali
2. You scored 5 albums, what would you say was the turning point of your career?
It has been a process where people started to follow CQT and our song "Somos Pacifico" and Press started to be interested in our music and became massive. Awards help a lot also, winning "Hip Hop al Parque" in Colombia, 2 Shock awards, 2 Nuestra Tierra Awards and a Latin Grammy Nomination.
3. What is the Hip Hop Scene like in Colombia and Latin America?
It's growing but it still lacks ideology, basically it's following the USA Hip Hop Scene and this is why we wanted to create our own style.
4- You are going to play this summer in the UK at Glastonbury Festival and Love Box Festival, your also playing at the Jazz Cafe London on the 24th of May
What do you want to offer to British hip hop people?
They should come to enjoy our mix of Hip Hop and our Colombian Pacific Coast traditional sounds, we are much better on the stage. The band is alive with Colombian Sound
5. Your lyrics are really into social issues, what are your ideals about the situation in the world and your country?
Music is a powerful tool of communication and if you think there's no democracy it's the best way to open the eyes of the people beyond the news, Colombia is something more than Cocaine, Marijuana and Coffee.
6. What are your future plans?
We are going to promote hard our album and make many people know CQT. We want to play in Europe, USA and before the end of the year we'll reach Chile, Ecuador, Argentina, Uruguay, etc..
