Diego Marulanda's talent as a composer, bandleader and musician have garnered national and international recognition. Since his arrival to Canada from his native Colombia, Diego has taken his band Diego Marulanda and Pacande and their contemporary cutting-edge Latin sound from the cramped backstreet clubs of Toronto to the world-renowned Montreal International Jazz Festival, Winnipeg International Folk Festival and the Pan American Games, performing in front of crowds 50,000 strong. He has toured extensively across Canada and the US. His second album, Por El Sol, was acknowledged by Canada's public and its professional music establishment with a JUNO nomination. Diego's music has been heard on television series including La Femme Nikita and Peter Benchley's Amazon. His talents as a composer and his ability to work with creative teams have recently taken him from creating the live musical landscape of a Mexican rodeo in Cozumel to composing film scores and creating music for dance performances with local choreographers and those as far away as Iqaluit, Nunavut in Canada's Artic. Diego has been asked to sit on art juries and has himself been the recipient of numerous grants. Diego released his fourth cd Ke ‘ Ma in 2006