Ana Tijoux Covers Victor Jara To Commemorate Chile’s September 11th
Nobody is strange to the fact that Ana Tijoux‘s music is very political. Ever since her tenure in Makiza and the... Read Article
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The Ghost of Victor Jara: A Beat Tape by Agent of Change
Musicians from past generations often continue to inspire and guide us in the present, sometimes even many years after their... Read Article
Chile’s Independent Musicians Reinterpret The Songs of Victor Jara
In the history of Latin American culture there are few figures as important as Victor Jara. Not only was he... Read Article
Victor Jara – The Martyred Musician of Nueva Canción Chilena
During the early 60’s, the Nueva Canción movement (‘New Song’) was born on Chilean soil. With singer-songwriters paving the way... Read Article
REVIEW Aterciopelados – Tropiplop
Months of lockdown and weeks of protests against a proposed tax hike by the Colombian government and a president in... Read Article
Chile’s Social Uprising: An Interview with Nick MacWiliam, Director of ‘Santiago Rising’
The documentary Santiago Rising (2021, dir. Nick MacWilliam) looks at recent protests in Santiago de Chile and the government response... Read Article
Break It All: A Revival of Latin American Rock
Netflix six-part documentary series Break It All (Rompan Todo) has revived all the music that was, as a Colombian born... Read Article
MIXTAPE CON ALMA 15: Nina Miranda
For this week’s Con Alma Mixtape, we have an hourlong special heralding the Christmas season, put together by the UK’s... Read Article
Netflixeando: 12 Latin American Films and TV Series To Stream
Netflix is currently awash with Latin American cinema and television, commissioning brand new projects and also offering popular shows and... Read Article
10 Chilean Tracks Inspired by Current Protests
Protest for social inequality in Chile haven’t stopped, even after efforts by the government to calm the airs. There may... Read Article
Discussing Bolivian Music with Jenny Cardenas
Jenny Cardenas is a Bolivian protest singer, alongside her academic work as a researcher of sociology, history and musicology, which... Read Article
Two Peruvian Festivals Show the Evolution of Digital Cumbia, from the Jungle To The Club and Off In New Directions
Around ten years ago Peru’s innovative digital cumbia revolution began with artists mixing classic psychedelic cumbia tracks with experimental electronic... Read Article