New Music: Making Movies feat Rubén Blades: ‘No Te Calles’
There’s something about listening to Rubén Blades passionately belt out the first lyric in a new collaboration with Kansas City’s... Read Article
A Conversation with Orquesta Akokán’s Jacob Plasse
Cuba/NYC’s Orquesta Akokán has had one hell of a debut. Their self-titled debut record (on Daptone Records) is nominated for... Read Article
PREMIÈRE: Listen to Vachantu’s Digital, Dreamy Nomadic Visions
Meet Martín Matilla, otherwise known as Vachantu. The Argentinian producer, currently living in Quito, is set to release his debut album, Creó,... Read Article
Buenos Cyphers: Freestyle Battles In Buenos Aires A Sign Of Latin American Hip-Hop’s Changing Landscape
Cypher (in hip-hop culture): an informal gathering of rappers, beatboxers, and/or breakdancers in a circle, in order to jam musically... Read Article
Frederick B. Mills – Enrique Dussel’s Ethics of Liberation, An Introduction
Like a Rembrandt, Professor Frederick B. Mills assembles philosophical brush strokes of insight on prolific Mexican philosopher Enrique Dussel in his... Read Article
15 Best Latin Pop Songs of 2018
2018 has been a year of mainstream, high-quality, smokin’ Latin pop. It’s also seen women, trans women and not so... Read Article
Cal Jader’s 10 Big Tunes of 2018
Few know better the freshest tunes coming out of Latin America than Cal Jader – one of the busiest tropical... Read Article
New Music from Godfather of Psychedelic Champeta, Abelardo Carbonó
Given that there are but a handful of records in existence from Colombian champeta icon Abelardo Carbonó, as we mark his... Read Article
Luiz Gabriel Lopes’ 9 Brazilian Songs You Need To Hear from 2018
It’s become a regular fixture on Sounds and Colours at the end of the year for Luiz Gabriel Lopes –... Read Article
Best Albums of 2018
Time for our round-up of the best albums of the year and, as ever, the criteria remains the same. These... Read Article
Best Reissues of 2018
As well as the new sounds of Latin America, 2018 has also been a fine year for the reissuing of... Read Article
‘Tio Guachupesito’, New Single from Canalón de Timbiquí, is a Storming Celebration of Colombian Pacific Folklore
“Saints are being painted, I want to paint too, A black saint was finally painted and we are going to... Read Article