MIXTAPE CON ALMA 31: Marlowe (Sonorama)
Created under the objective of promoting world roots music, and supercharged by their shared obsession with vinyl culture, Sonorama is a... Read Article
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MIXTAPE DANZ ON 19: NAOBA
Pioneering sound artist Tamara Montenegro is better known under her nom de plume NAOBA. For over a decade, the Nicaraguan... Read Article
New Colombian Music Vault #5
The next installment of Colombian Music Vault is being released during a period of fear and sadness for the country.... Read Article
Music
Gerry Weil: Venezuelan Groove Guru
“True happiness doesn’t require much. Music, the flavor of a fruit, a child’s smile, a breeze, waves on the shore... Read Article
REVIEW Andrés Vargas Pinedo – El Fabuloso Sonido de…
A curious scene is taking place in the pandemic-ravaged city of Lima: musicians of both the seasoned and the spontaneous... Read Article
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Film
An Interview with Anabel Rodríguez Ríos, Director of ‘Once Upon a Time in Venezuela’
Once upon a time in Venezuela (dir. Anabel Rodríguez Ríos, 2020) was Venezuela’s official selection for the Best Foreign Film... Read Article
REVIEW The Man Who Writes Women: Chile’s Gonzalo Maza speaks about his Directorial Debut ‘Ella Es Cristina’
Sounds and Colours speaks to the screenwriter behind the Oscar-Winning A Fantastic Woman about his directorial debut Ella Es Cristina.... Read Article
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Arts & Books
In Memoriam: Antonio Caro
Antonio Caro, a highly regarded Colombian artist, known for his work with conceptualism, died on March 29th 2021, aged 71. ... Read Article
The Beauty of Simplicity: Idea Vilariño, One of Uruguay’s Most Important Poets
Idea Vilariño (1920 – 2009) was one of Uruguay’s most important and famous poets. She belonged to the group of... Read Article
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- Argentina / Landscapes, Hermits and Storytelling: An Interview with Federico Falco, Author of ‘A Perfect Cemetery’
- Argentina / ‘A Perfect Cemetery’ by Federico Falco: Short Stories about Community and Isolation in Rural Argentina
- Argentina / ‘Little Eyes’ by Samanta Schweblin: Would You Take the Chance to be a Voyeur in Someone Else’s Life?
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Arte Para No Morir: Artistic Solidarity with Colombia
Protests broke out across Colombia at the end of last month, when a national strike was proposed in direct response... Read Article
The Rights of Nature Movement
This article was originally published by Sounds and Colours’s partner, Latin America Bureau. You can read the original here. A recent report,... Read Article
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