Diana Burco
A rising star of the explosive and multi-dimensional Colombian music scene, Diana Burco is a singer- songwriter and accordion player. Burco has played and investigated Colombia’s traditional music since she was a child. She has traveled throughout Colombia searching out the country’s varied forms and expressions, and has studied and collaborates with the masters that interpret them.
This deep cultural fluency and her own wide-ranging contemporary explorations mark Burco as a 21st century troubadour charting an original path rooted in her country’s rich heritage.
Diana Burco has participated in programs and platforms around the world including One Beat Colombia, Ethno World and MAPAS (Artes Performativas del Atlantico Sur). Her debut U.S. tour in March 2022 featured shows in Albuquerque and Santa Fe NM, Burlington VT, Great Barrington MA, Washington DC, West Palm Beach FL, New York City, and Savannah GA.
Her debut album “Diana Burco” was nominated to the 2018 Latin Grammys in the Best Cumbia/Vallenato, Album.
"Rio abajo", her second album, was nominated for Best Contemporary Tropical Album to the 2021 Latin Grammy Awards.
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