From the political national context and international events that were significant to this period (1930-1945), there are several ideas to be explored, including the study of the characters positioning from the local cultural sphere and the insertions of prominent composers, especially, the members of Grupo Renovacion (Renovation Group).

Significant immigration from Colombia to the United States began in the 50s and continues until the present day, more than 1 million individuals, counting immigrants born in Colombia and US-born individuals with at least one parent who was born in Colombia

Since the 1990s, scholars of Afro-Latin American history have highlighted the critical role of Africans and their descendants in shaping the narratives within colonial Latin American history.