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We Declare July ‘Month of Cumbia In-Gobernable’
That’s right, July has officially been declared the month of cumbia in-gobernable, Ungovernable Cumbia, with Colombia’s Sello In-Correcto leading the... Read ArticleMusic
Bomba Estereo’s Simon Mejía Announces Ambient Electronic ‘Monte’ Project
There was a time, not that long ago really, when making music inspired by birdsong and other sounds of nature,... Read Article
PREMIÈRE: Luïza Luz Strives for Social Empowerment on New Track from Fertil Discos’ Compilation of Female and Trans Producers
As a way of leveling the field and a long time debt on gender equality in electronic music, Fértil Discos... Read Article- Colombia / Red Flags Over an Orange Economy: How Colombia’s Creative Sector Has Been Left Exposed by COVID-19
- ‘NO VISA’ – New Album by Captain Planet; Plus Premiere of Singles feat. Kongo Elektro, Thornato, and Zuzuka Poderosa
- Mexico / Art is Going to Save Us from Quarantine: An Interview with Centavrvs
- Colombia / Totó La Momposina Launches Fundraiser for Her Musicians
- Chile / Slick R&B and Slow Reggaeton on New Album from Chile’s MET Music
- Caribbean / Costa Rica / Cuba / Dominican Republic / Mexico / Nicaragua / REVIEW A Guide to the Birdsong of Mexico, Central America & the Caribbean
Film
Sounds and Colours Launch 10th Anniversary Fundraising Campaign
At the end of last year we began making plans for our 10th anniversary, which would largely consist of a... Read Article
Sintonia
This review contains some spoilers The plot of Sintonia, a Netflix series directed by director, film-maker and producer Konrad Dantas... Read Article- Chile / REVIEW Ema
- Peru / REVIEW Canción Sin Nombre
- Mexico / REVIEW ‘Off the Road’ Draws on Western, Musical and Documentary Styles to Portray Life in Baja California del Sur
- Chile / REVIEW Nona. If They Soak Me, I’ll Burn Them
- Mexico / Narcos Mexico Is Not the Education We Need
- Brazil / We Are Ambassadors of Film Abroad: An Interview with Karim Aïnouz
Arts & Books
6 Books by LGBTQ+ Latin American Authors to Read For Pride
Pride events worldwide have been canceled or postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, but that’s no reason not to learn... Read Article
Yuri Herrera – Silent Fury: The El Bordo Mine Fire
On March 10, 1920, a fire tore through the El Bordo mine in Pachuca, Mexico. After an evacuation, managers working... Read Article- Sounds and Colours Launch 10th Anniversary Fundraising Campaign
- Cuba / Mexico / Margaret Randall – I Never Left Home: Poet, Feminist, Revolutionary
- Colombia / Stardust: An Interview with Miguel Hernando Torres Umba
- Mexico / Francisco Palomares and His Caballitos
- Mexico / Tania Candiani’s ‘The Camouflage’ Makes Modern Forced Labor Visible
- Chile / Johanna Unzueta – Tools for Life
News, Columns & Blogs
‘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
At the end of last year we began making plans for our 10th anniversary, which would largely consist of a... Read Article- Que Dia Es Hoy? Live Streaming Event of Colombian Music This Saturday
- 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
- On Indie Artists ‘In The Time of Corona,’ Plus New Music by Tittsworth feat. La Favi, Grupo Rebolu, & Making Movies