New music video: ‘Por Encima’ by M.A.K.U. Soundsystem
A new music video by NYC’s M.A.K.U. Soundsystem was released on the 17th of May, in honor of International Day... Read Article
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REVIEW Cumbia Amazonica
Hawaii Bonzaï‘s recently-released Cumbia Amazonica compilation truly raises the bar in the search for contemporary electronic and tropical music connections. It... Read Article
Music
Colombia’s Monsieur Periné Release New Album ‘Encanto Tropical’
How do you follow up a massively successful album that netted you a Latin Grammy win for “Best New Artist?”... Read Article
Natisú Discusses New Album ‘Hay Un Fuego’: “I don’t hate people, but I do get angry”
….but there is also a lot of love, says the Chilean singer of her upcoming album Hay Un Fuego. Influenced... Read Article
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Film
REVIEW Los Adioses
I was predisposed to enjoy Los Adioses, Natalia Beristáin’s biopic about ‘mid-century modern’ Mexican feminist writer Rosario Castellanos. That the... Read Article
REVIEW Brasilia, Life After Design
In Brasília: Life After Design, film-maker Bart Simpson allows the sinuous curves of renowned architects Oscar Niemeyer and Lucio Costa’s... Read Article
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Arts & Books
Ropa Sucia: Rolando Rodriguez’s Magical Renditions of El Salvador, L.A. and Self
Rolando Rodriguez’s solo exhibition Ropa Sucia at the Jean Deleage Art Gallery at Los Angeles’ Casa 0101 Theater was a... Read Article
Challenging Falklands/Malvinas’ Veterans In The Present: An Interview with Lola Arias
Lola Arias is an artist in the broadest sense possible. She is a writer, a theatre director, a film director,... Read Article
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News, Columns & Blogs
Elza Soares Returns With New Album ‘Deus é Mulher’
Following on from the huge critical success of A Mulher Do Fim Do Mundo (The Woman At The End Of... Read Article
New Music: ‘Cotorritos’ by Radio Jarocho & Zenen Zeferino
What happens when you pair a seasoned musician from a legendary son jarocho family with a younger band working to keep... Read Article
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