South AmericaEntertainment

World Music entertainment in South America

  1. A

    Mister Babilla

    This massive, multi-space club is the city’s best, filled wall-to-ceiling with everything from bird cages to oak barrels to Aerosmith records: there’s enough bric-a-brac here to host the world’s largest garage sale. The floor is packed, too, with warm-blooded colombianos hell bent on a modeling contract.

    reviewed

  2. B

    Rumbar

    Bodies are pressed together here on the small dance floor like a Mumbai passenger train at rush hour. Salsa, merengue and reggaetón fuel the sweat-soaked atmosphere, only relieved by a mild-by-comparison outdoor patio seating.

    reviewed

  3. C

    Banana Club

    If you want to try salsa dancing or Bolivian-style grooving, this slightly sleazy club has Cuban doctors shaking their booties, locals getting drunk and gringos joining in.

    reviewed

  4. D

    Mi Refugio

    The best place to go to listen (or dance) to tango music. There's often a live orchestra. Dinner is also available.

    reviewed

  5. E

    Nyabinghi

    A small reggae bar sans dance floor; most people find a place to groove between the tables.

    reviewed

  6. F

    Roots Bar

    An old-town live reggae venue.

    reviewed