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10 Poems after Reading Which You Will Fall in Love with Latin America
Latin America poetry began to garner international recognition in the 1960s. During this period, a multitude of unique voices gave... Read ArticleMusic
REVIEW Senzala Hi-Tech – Represença
After a decade of existence, Senzala Hi-Tech release their first album, Represença, confronting Brazil’s political establishment. The group’s sound is... Read Article
Put Faith and Trust In Their Hands: An Interview with Criolo
Since emerging from the São Paulo underground with his second album, Nó Na Orelha, Brazilian rapper and musician Criolo has... Read Article- Ecuador / REVIEW Mateo Kingman – Astro
- Colombia / Yapunto Bring Colombian Folklore and Passion to Provincial France at Saint-Céré Festival
- Chile / Princesa Alba Slays The Polished Underground at Red Bull’s Hasta Abajo
- Colombia / Vinyl Lovers: Jhonny Ortiz, A Picó Original
- Argentina / Brazil / Latin Jazz Round-Up: Os Seis Em Ponto, Hugo Heredia
- Puerto Rico / On our radar: the Boricua edition, ‘Puerto Rico se levanta’
Film
REVIEW Hard Paint (Tinta Bruta)
Brazilian co-directors and writers Filipe Matzembacher and Marcio Revlon’s multi-award winning film Hard Paint (Tinta Bruta) starts strongly by giving... Read Article
The Communion of Cinema: An Interview with Lila Avilés
Lila Avilés is a Mexican actress and film-maker, born in 1982 in Mexico City. She studied performing arts, screenplay writing... Read Article- Mexico / REVIEW The Chambermaid
- Mexico / REVIEW Our Time
- Canning House Invites Latin American film-makers to Discuss the Rising Popularity of Latin-made Cinema
- Colombia / REVIEW Birds of Passage
- Colombia / Solidarity and Community in a Divided World: An Interview with Ciro Guerra and Cristina Gallego
- Brazil / REVIEW Temporada
Arts & Books
Ladylike (CASA Festival)
It might have been 2 years since we were last blessed with CASA Festival’s presence, but Ladylike, an interpretive dance... Read Article
Allen Thayer – Tim Maia Racional Vols. 1 & 2
When in 1974 the Brazilian soul singer Tim Maia discovered a book called Universo em Desencanto (Universe in Disenchantment) no-one... Read Article- Mexico / Enrique Tellez Fabiani – Preludio
- Meet the Inspiring Poets of London’s Upcoming FLAWA Festival
- Brazil / Bryan McCann – Getz/Gilberto
- Chile / Alia Trabucco Zerán – The Remainder (Translated by Sophie Hughes)
- Chile / Reclaiming A Future: Discussing ‘The Remainder’ with Chilean author Alia Trabucco Zerán
- Chile / Alia Trabucco Zerán – The Remainder (Excerpt)
News, Columns & Blogs
PREMIÈRE: Get Those Summer Vibes Back with Some Caribbean Pop from Karina Daza and Gustavo Guerrero
From her forthcoming bilingual EP, Colombian-American r&b/pop singer Karina Daza turns on the Latin fire to give us a tropical-infused... Read Article
‘A Guide to the Birdsong’ is Back for a Second Volume
Four years have passed since El Búho released A Guide to the Birdsong of South America through his Rhythm &... Read Article- Criolo to Play London in September
- New music video: ‘Tu Rumba’ by iLe
- London’s New Cumbia Upstarts, Los Bitchos, Release Debut Single
- PREMIÈRE: Afrosideral Pays Homage to Yoruban Culture on New Single
- PREMIÈRE: Boogaloo and Japanese Folk Traditions Combine on Minyo Crusaders’ ‘Tanko Bushi’
- Don’t miss these Latin music concerts in the Bronx, Brooklyn, & Queens