Cali Salsa & Street Art Free Tour

On this free salsa tour around Cali, you'll discover the history of one of the most popular music genres in the world and its relation to street art in the capital of the Colombian department of Valle del Cauca.

Description

At the indicated time, we'll meet at Plazoleta Jairo Varela to start our free salsa tour of Cali. The tour will explore how the city adopted salsa as its hallmark.

We will walk through the vibrant streets of Cali while discussing the history of Salsa in Colombia, its origins, and evolution within the country.

During the tour, we will stop to admire recent murals that represent a fascinating historical and artistic journey. Salsa music is linked to an African emancipation movement in Colombia, demonstrating a blend of joy and cultural significance.

We will understand how salsa and street art have shaped the identity of Cali since the 1960s. The murals depict iconic salsa figures and illustrate the political and social activism connected to this art form, where each movement and brushstroke carries a message.

We will conclude the activity three hours after it begins.