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Iconic Mexican Jazz Drummer Tino Contreras To Release New Album + Interview
Mexican drummer Tino Contreras is set to release a new album at the ripe age of 96 years old. For... Read ArticleMusic
Renewable Rhythms #3: Underground Electronic Music Round-Up
We’ve got a real mixture of electronic music from across Latin America and the Caribbean here with poly-rhythms, experimental house... Read Article
Brazil’s Latest Crop Cover Jorge Ben, João Gilberto and More on New BarKino Compilation
BarKino is a fortnightly radio show on Soho Radio hosted by Pedro Montenegro. It’s no exaggeration to say that it... Read Article- Brazil / Music and Politics Collide in Amanda Moraes’ Photos of Brazil’s Independent Music Scenes
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Film
REVIEW The Garden Left Behind: a Moving Representation of the Life of a Trans Latina Woman in New York City
Towards the beginning of The Garden Left Behind (2019, dir. Flavio Alves), Tina, a young Mexican trans woman in New... Read Article
REVIEW The Personal and the Political: Essential Brazilian Documentaries by Petra Costa and Maria Augusta Ramos
Petra Costa’s dreamlike, semi-autobiographical films The Edge of Democracy, Elena and Undertow Eyes contain a mixture of highly personal themes... Read Article- Brazil / Dedication On A Micro-Budget: Alexandre Moratto Talks About Debut Feature ‘Socrates’
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- Colombia / Ecuador / An Inventory of My Life: PowerPaola on ‘Virus Tropical’ and Turning a Graphic Novel into a Film
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Arts & Books
A Story of Asylum at the US-Mexican Border: an Interview with John Washington
This article is republished with permission from BristoLatino’s website. Arnovis Guidos Portillo, a Salvadoran man in his mid-twenties, first made... Read Article
‘The Divine Boys’: Toxic Masculinity and Privilege as the Roots of Violence
There is an age-old nature vs. nurture debate, but Laura Restrepo’s The Divine Boys makes a persuasive case to scrutinise... Read Article- Argentina / Brazil / Chile / Ecuador / Mexico / Peru / Uruguay / Hay Festival in Mexico: Free Online Events with Writers, Artists and Journalists
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- Ecuador / María Fernanda Ampuero Targets Family Violence in ‘Cockfight’
- Argentina / Caribbean / Mexico / Latin American Literature: Free Online Events for Edinburgh Book Festival
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News, Columns & Blogs
Chilean Animation Pays Tribute to Land Struggles of Mapuche Indigenous Peoples
A new short animation is paying tribute to the land struggles of the Mapuche indigenous peoples of Southern Chile and... Read Article
‘NO VISA’ – New Album by Captain Planet; Plus Premiere of Singles feat. Kongo Elektro, Thornato, and Zuzuka Poderosa
Three years after releasing his collaborative album with singer Chico Mann, DJ/producer Captain Planet (real name Charlie Wilder) has a... Read Article- Sounds and Colours Launch 10th Anniversary Fundraising Campaign
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- Sanctuary Streaming Event Offering Respite Through Latin American Music on Saturday
- New music by Colombians you need to hear
- Music by Latinx Women Who Rock: Ana Tijoux, Rita Indiana, iLe & Natalia Lafourcade, Mai-elka Prado, Linapary, Plus a Playlist Curated by Zuzuka Poderosa
- New Music by Los Rakas feat. D Smoke, MPeach & Uproot Andy, Cimafunk, and Josue Lora & Nota G