Sounds and Colours | Field Guide to Latin American and Caribbean Culture

Sixth Mapuche-Wallmapu Indigenous Cinema Festival Takes Place Online

By Josef Dobraszczyk 25 January, 2021

Organised by the Mapuche of Southern Chile, self-representation is the theme of the sixth edition of the Mapuche Film and... Read Article

MIXTAPE CON ALMA 19: Astralles

By Joe Osborne 25 January, 2021

Growing up close to her city’s effervescent club scene, São Paulo’s Astralles has worked her way from the fringes to... Read Article

MIXTAPE DANZ ON 10: Tessuto

By Joe Osborne 22 January, 2021

It’s no overstatement to claim that Paulo Tessuto is responsible for much of São Paulo’s incomparably colourful, boundary-pushing electronic music... Read Article

Catártica Animal Torches the Patriarchy with Cumbia-Infused Track, ‘Arde’

By Rebecca Wilson 22 January, 2021

Feminist pain and anger are repurposed in the new track “Arde” from Chilean artist Catártica Animal. “Arde” (Burn) is a... Read Article

Terror Negro Encapsulate Latin Club Diversity on ‘Ilegal Internacional’ Compilation

By David Bugueño 21 January, 2021

Released at the end of 2020, the latest instalment from Terror Negro, is a communion between the most familiar faces... Read Article

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Still from 'Identifying Features' courtesy of Kino Lorber

REVIEW ‘Identifying Features’: A Mother Embarks on a Dangerous Journey from Mexico to the USA

By Lia Gomez-Lang 19 January, 2021

This article was originally published by Sounds and Colours’s partner, Latin America Bureau. You can read the original here. Disappearances of... Read Article

Break It All: A Revival of Latin American Rock

By Silvia Rothlisberger 13 January, 2021

Netflix six-part documentary series Break It All (Rompan Todo) has revived all the music that was, as a Colombian born... Read Article

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An Interview with Damian Platt, author of ‘Nothing By Accident: Brazil on the Edge’

By Sarah Jacobs 26 January, 2021

In Nothing By Accident: Brazil on the Edge, Damian Platt tells the story of Rio de Janeiro, providing a detailed... Read Article

‘Theatre of War’ by Andrea Jeftanovic: A Restless and Engrossing Read

By Charlotte Mackenzie de Urrea 22 January, 2021

Edinburgh-based Charco Press has been making waves, snapping up the latest literary talent from Latin America, and Chilean author Andrea... Read Article