PREMIÈRE: El Búho Offers Up Deep Andean Remix of Populous’ Global Bass Stomper ‘Alala’
Part of the Wonderwheel stable of artists – that includes Chancha Via Circuito, Novalima, Thornato, Atropolis and label head Nickodemus... Read Article
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REVIEW Marcos D. Project – Exaltação
Marcos D. Project: it’s not the most prepossessing name; it sounds a bit like a short-lived pick-up band to highlight... Read Article
Music
Colombia’s Vibrant Pacific Traditions Shine Bright at Petronio Alvarez Festival
Within the hot and humid Santiago de Cali night, the streets surrounding Petronio Álvarez festival ring out with the sound... Read Article
MIXTAPE Helado Negro’s Phonic Mirror ‘Islands, Islets, Reefs + Cays’ Mixtape
Helado Negro‘s Phonic Mirror mixtapes have been coming thick and fast over the past few months. Started back in February... Read Article
- Mexico / REVIEW ¿Qiensave? – Mujer
- Chile / Rubio Takes Chile’s Experimental Underground Abroad to KEXP
- Dive into South America’s Underground with Sello In-Correcto’s Latest Compilation
- Uruguay / Persistence, Perseverance and Doing What You Love: An Interview with No Te Va Gustar
- Argentina / REVIEW Plaza Francia Orchestra
- Cuba / REVIEW Orlando ‘Cachaito’ López – Cachaito
Film
REVIEW Life In The Tropics and Movie-Making in Ecuador: An Interview with Sebastián Cordero
Ecuadorian film-maker Sebastián Cordero‘s latest movie, Sin Muertos No Hay Carnaval (English title: Such Is Life In The Tropics), first... Read Article
REVIEW Chile’s ‘Princesita’ Sparks Debate at London’s Raindance Film Festival
Princesita follows Tamara, a 12-year-old girl growing up in a cult in the rural south of Chile, being groomed towards... Read Article
- Chile / Chile Named Guest Country for London’s Raindance Film Festival 2018
- Argentina / REVIEW El Angel (The Angel)
- Brazil / REVIEW Baronesa
- Venezuela / REVIEW La Familia
- Colombia / Mexico / REVIEW X500
- Brazil / REVIEW Human Beings Can Be Transformed: Discussing Neon Bull with Gabriel Mascaro
Arts & Books
Victor Garcia’s Yo Soy (I Am): An Act of Visual Rebellion
Perspectives: “Yo Soy American”, an art exhibition at the Jean Deleage Art Gallery in the Casa0101 Theater in Boyle Heights,... Read Article
A Chat with Argentine Native Gonzalo Casals, Director of the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art
It’s hard to believe there is only one museum in the world dedicated to exhibiting and preserving artwork that speaks... Read Article
- Colombia / Héctor Abad Faciolince – El Olvido Que Seremos
- Uruguay / Mario Delgado Aparaín – No Robarás las Botas de los Muertos
- El Salvador / Ropa Sucia: Rolando Rodriguez’s Magical Renditions of El Salvador, L.A. and Self
- Argentina / Challenging Falklands/Malvinas’ Veterans In The Present: An Interview with Lola Arias
- Dominican Republic / Rita Indiana – La Mucama de Omicunlé
- Paraguay / Catching Up: The Evolution of Street Art in Paraguay
News, Columns & Blogs
PREMIÈRE: Chico Trujillo Offshoot Macha y el Bloque Depresivo Aims To Bring You Down
The live sets of Chilean cumbia band Chico Trujillo are legendary. Their punk take on cumbia was lapped up by... Read Article
PREMIÈRE: Global Flavours Combine on Latest Single from Salvador Veteran Mamah
The bass scene in Bahia is showing no signs of slowing down. BaianaSystem are still one of the big draws but... Read Article
- Barda, Daniel Klauser And Vaskular Remix Motivado On Latest Single ‘Seres De Crau’
- On Our Radar: Skeptic, Cimafunk, Ghetto Kumbé, University of Tropical Sound & New Music by Natalia Clavier
- A Chat with Argentine Native Gonzalo Casals, Director of the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art
- PREMIÈRE: Atropolis & Zuzuka Poderosa Tackle Police Violence On New Collaboration
- One Year After Hurricane María, Cultural & Healing Events in NYC Aim to Uplift
- NEW MUSIC: Plu Con Pla Offer Up Jamaican Take On Colombia’s Pacific Coast Sound