Turbo Maradona – El Picò De Oro at CSA La Torre: Friday, November 6, 2026

“El Picò De Oro” is the Turbo Maradona night on Friday, November 6, 2026 at CSA La Torre, Via Bertero 13 in Rome, devoted to the Picós, the colorful sound systems of Colombia’s Caribbean coast. Entry is by donation.

Updated November 6, 2026.

The event: Colombian Picós come to Rome

The title points to Barranquilla, the “Puerta de Oro de Colombia,” the port where the story is set. Between the 1960s and 1970s, merchant ships arriving from the Antilles carried raw materials and European machinery and, above all, vinyl records: the latest record releases from West Africa and other regions.

Those records still echo in the streets of the main Colombian Caribbean cities. Congolese soukous, Jamaican soca and Arab disco blend with champeta, salsa and cumbia through the Picós, an adaptation of the English pronunciation of “pick up”: lively sound systems decorated with images that often show symbols of power and revolutionary figures.

Picós are much more than mobile discos: they belong to neighborhood life, are handed down from generation to generation and are built by the whole community. They claim their African roots and mix them with the genres they meet; the DJs, the picoteros, move freely among them. For that reason, in the music critic’s reading, the Picó becomes a diasporic musical device, an antenna pointed toward Africa and able to pick up new signals.

Where it takes place: CSA La Torre, Via Bertero 13

CSA La Torre is a self-managed social center in the northwest of Rome, in the belt between Torrevecchia and Primavalle that grew up in the 1950s to 1970s along Via Trionfale and Via Boccea. It is a neighborhood of public housing blocks, local markets and self-managed spaces. The Turbo Maradona night of November 6 is held here, with entry by donation.

To get your bearings, see the pages on Mercato Trionfale, the Monte Mario Reserve and Insugherata. The venue page is CSA La Torre.

Practical information

• Date: Friday, November 6, 2026.
• Venue: CSA La Torre, Via Bertero 13, 00156 Rome.
• Entry: by donation.
• Getting there: use the ATAC route planner.

Frequently asked questions about Turbo Maradona - El Picò De Oro

What is a Picó?

A colorful, decorated sound system typical of Colombia’s Caribbean cities, part of neighborhood life.

How much does it cost?

Entry is by donation.

Where is it?

At CSA La Torre, Via Bertero 13, in Rome.

When?

Friday, November 6, 2026, at CSA La Torre in Rome.

What came into the port in the 1960s and 1970s?

Merchant ships from the Antilles, which brought vinyl records from West Africa to Barranquilla in addition to other goods.

Who are the picoteros?

The DJs of the Picós, who mix soukous, soca, Arab disco, champeta, salsa and cumbia.

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