Colombian marimba live with Nidia Góngora
Kathryn Tickell presents an extract from Nidia Góngora’s set at the Barbican and picks music from Mauritania, Slovakia and the Estonian island of Ruhnu.
Kathryn Tickell shares an excerpt of a recent live performance of Colombian singer-songwriter Nidia Góngora recorded at Barbican as part of La Linea, London’s Latin Music Festival. Nidia is known for being the lead singer of Canalón de Timbiquí, a traditional group heading from the Pacific coast of Colombia; in 2025 she released her latest solo album Pacífico Maravilla.
Elsewhere in the show, Kathryn plays the new single from Estonian band Runö, a track from a vocal sextet from Slovakia called Neha!, and Mauritanian pop by Yassine Nana.
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Yassine Nana
Fatma
- Modern Pop from Mauritania (1984-1989).
- Les Disques Bongo Joe.
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RUNÖ
Bride's Dance
- Bride’s Dance.
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Canalón de Timbiquí
Digna y Feliz
- Live at the Barbican for La Linea festival.
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Canalón de Timbiquí & Nidia Góngora
Molino Mi Molinete
- Live at the Barbican for La Linea festival.
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Nidia Góngora & Canalón de Timbiquí
Homenaje a Justino
- Live at the Barbican for La Linea festival.
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Quantic & Nidia Góngora
Cumbia Sobre El Mar
- Live at the Barbican for La Linea festival.
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Quantic
La Plata (feat. Nidia Góngora)
- Live at the Barbican for La Linea festival.
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Nidia Góngora
En Los Manglares
- Live at the Barbican for La Linea festival.
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Nidia Góngora
Amor en Francia
- Live at the Barbican for La Linea festival.
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Nidia Góngora
Todo en Vida
- Live at the Barbican for La Linea festival.
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Nidia Góngora & The Bongo Hop
Esta Vida
- Live at the Barbican for La Linea festival.
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Neha Nair
Dilmano Dilbero
- Svetu.
- CPL-Music/NarRator.
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