Nidia Góngora

Nidia Góngora Bonilla, born in 1981 in Timbiquí, Cauca, is a powerful voice in preserving Afro-Colombian Pacific Coast culture, first gaining recognition as lead singer of Canalón de Timbiquí, with whom she released albums like De Mar y Río—the first Pacific folk album nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2019. Launching her solo career with Quantic in 2017 on Curao, she seamlessly fused marimba-rich currulao and jungle percussion with electronica, followed by Almas Conectadas (2021), La Ñapa with Etienne Sevet (2022), and her landmark solo debut Pacífico Maravilla (April 2025), a tribute to memory, ancestral resilience, and Cali’s vibrational spirit. Alongside her prolific musical output, Nidia Góngora is a dedicated cultural advocate—founding Fundación Escuela Canalón in 2013 to mentor dozens of young Pacific artists, earning national honors in 2024 for her educational impact, and touring globally through performances at Petronio Álvarez, WOMEX, and Los Angeles’s Lodge Room—marking her as both a cultural leader and global ambassador for Colombian folklore.

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