Prom 24 - BBC Radio 3 - World Routes Academy

Now in its third year, BBC Radio 3’s World Routes
Academy mentoring project turns to Latin America.
Born in London of Colombian descent, 2012’s young
apprentice is self-taught 20-year-old accordionist,
singer and guitarist José Hernando Arias Noguera.
His mentor, the renowned Bogotá-based accordion
king Egidio Cuadrado – who brings his own band –
is probably best known for his collaborations with
Carlos Vives, the Latin American superstar actorturned-
singer. Fusing the folk tradition of vallenato
with elements of rock and pop has proved a
game-changer for music now enjoyed all over the
Spanish-speaking world and beyond.