Carlos Vives: The Colombian Export More Addictive Than Coffee and Less Regulated Than Cocaine
SANTA MARTA, Colombia – On a recent Tuesday that smelled faintly of sea salt and impending recession, Carlos Vives stood on the same Caribbean shore where Spanish galleons once ferried stolen gold and syphilis to the wider world. The Colombian singer was launching yet another “Vives Tour,” a planetary caravan that will soon disgorge accordions…