Getúlio: The First Carioca I Met
I was a fairly clueless adventure-seeking 21-year-old when I visited Rio for the first time in 1994. The sky was... Read Article
Latest
MIXTAPE RARO 11: DJ Paulão (Quando o Carnaval Chegar Special Edition)
For our latest Raro instalment, we’re turning to veteran disk-jockey, DJ Paulão, who has been sharing unknown and underplayed analogue... Read Article
‘Tender is the Flesh’ by Agustina Bazterrica: Welcome to Cannibalism
Tender is the Flesh, written by Argentinian author Agustina Bazterrica (original title Cadáver exquisito), is not a pretty book: it’s... Read Article
Music
Making Bogotá Rap: An Interview with N. Hardem
It’s hard to believe that Nelson Martinez, better known by his artistic moniker N. Hardem, has been on the Bogotá... Read Article
REVIEW N. Hardem – Verdor
In an age where the LP has oft-times been reduced to 12 or so disparate tracks, slung together despite a... Read Article
- Brazil / I Don’t Like To Keep Repeating: An Interview with Marcos Valle
- Bristol Musicians at the Forefront of UK Latinx Music Scene
- Brazil / Brazilian Wax #6
- Chile / New Sounds of Chile #2
- Dominican Republic / A Johnny Pacheco Playlist
- Brazil / REVIEW Dom La Nena – Tempo
Film
REVIEW ‘Alelí’: A Father’s Death Sends His Heirs into a Downward Spiral in this Uruguayan Comedy
In the opening scene of Alelí (2019, dir. Leticia Jorge) a notary reads out loud the details of a sales... Read Article
REVIEW ‘Babenco: Tell Me When I Die’: A Touching Love Letter to a Cinematic Giant
Héctor Babenco, a renowned Brazilian-Argentinean filmmaker, passed away in 2016 at the age of sixty, after struggling with cancer for... Read Article
- Chile / Chile’s Social Uprising: An Interview with Nick MacWiliam, Director of ‘Santiago Rising’
- Argentina / REVIEW ‘The Sleepwalkers’: Female Resilience at the Centre of an Argentinian Family Drama
- Argentina / REVIEW ‘The Funeral Home’: Argentinian Horror Fails to Build Suspense
- Venezuela / REVIEW ‘Once Upon a Time in Venezuela’: Venezuela’s Oscars Candidate is a Compelling (and Frustrating) Documentary
- Brazil / In Conversation with Daniela Broitman, Director of ‘Dorival Caymmi – The Sounds of Life’
- Chile / Sixth Mapuche-Wallmapu Indigenous Cinema Festival Takes Place Online
Arts & Books
‘Torto Arado’ by Itamar Vieira Júnior: The Fight for Land Rights in Brazil’s Northeast
On May 13th 1888, Brazil became the last nation in the Americas to formally abolish slavery. Over 130 years later,... Read Article
Alphabetizing Childhood: ‘How to Order the Universe’ by María José Ferrada
María José Ferrada, who has historically written children’s novels, published Kramp, her first novel aimed at adults, in her native... Read Article
- Argentina / ‘Tender is the Flesh’ by Agustina Bazterrica: Welcome to Cannibalism
- Uruguay / “Language is the Crucible of Power”: An Interview with Carolina de Robertis
- Brazil / An Interview with Damian Platt, author of ‘Nothing By Accident: Brazil on the Edge’
- Chile / ‘Theatre of War’ by Andrea Jeftanovic: A Restless and Engrossing Read
- Uruguay / ‘Crocodile Tears’: A Dark, Funny Adventure Set in Montevideo, Uruguay
- Colombia / In conversation with Juli Delgado Lopera: ‘Fiebre Tropical’, the Politics of Language and Representations of Maternity and Puberty
¿Qué Más?
EmpoderArte Uses Film to Empower Peruvian Women
This article was originally published by Sounds and Colours’ partner, Latin American Bureau. You can read the original here. Social... Read Article
A New Book Honours Female Resistance During Brazil’s 21-year Dictatorship
This article was originally published by Global Voices. You can read the original here. Marli witnessed a military policeman killing... Read Article
- Nine songs we’re playing this Valentine’s Day weekend
- An Interview with Damian Platt, author of ‘Nothing By Accident: Brazil on the Edge’
- Stretch & Bobbito + The M19s Band: ‘Que Bonita Bandera’
- Latin American Books: 2020 Highlights
- All I Want for Christmas is a Classic Cover by Amigxs All-Stars
- Sounds of Mexico #2