Hay Festival Cartagena de Indias 2024 was held from 25 to 28 January. In this page you can find the events in the general programme as well as Hay Joven activities for university audiences, Hay Comunitario sessions which took place in different areas of Cartagena, Reading Clubs and Talento Editorial.
Events video and audio is available on Hay Festival Anytime.
Carlos Vives is a living legend. Named Person of the Year in 2024 by the Latin Recording Academy, Vives is one of the most prolific recording artists and most loved musicians in the Spanish-speaking world. He has been in music for over three decades, winning two Grammys and 18 Latin Grammys. He has worked with artists of all kinds, from Rubén Blades to Shakira, and he has become an ambassador of Colombian culture to the world. He will talk to Andrés Mompotes about his extensive musical career.
This conversation is a tribute to Jorge Velosa (Colombia) is a poet, minstrel, researcher, actor and popular artist, whose songs have become a unique musical genre, rooted in the stories of the farmers of Boyacá. The master José Ricardo Bautista Pamplona, winner of the Festival Mono Núñez Prize for best Musical Duet. In conversation with Daniel Samper Pizano, the event will include a short concert.
All Sunday 2 February events will be free for people from the department of Bolívar. Complimentary tickets can be requested at the box office of the Hay Festival (Centro de Convenciones) showing your ID, between 27 Janaury and 2 February.
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