In a Nutshell: Cumbia
“In my land people dance to cumbia with candles and the drum gets happy.” Muchachas Cumbiamberas, Andres Landero During my... Read Article
Choc Quib Town take their hip-hop-inspired update of Colombian folk music to Europe
Perceptions are changing in Colombia. Labels such as Palenque Records and Soundway Records, as well as plenty of good blogs... Read Article
One Laptop Per Child Will Provide XO Laptops to Uruguay High School Students
One Laptop per Child (OLPC), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help provide every child in the world access... Read Article
Sarazino perfects recipe for Afro-Latin, reggae-infused, party-time hot-pot
Sometimes it takes fresh ears to see the big picture. This can certainly be said of Sarazino, the brainchild of... Read Article
Cuban Zen: Yusa’s Lived Poetry Shines on Haiku
A haiku, as poet Octavio Paz put it, is lived poetry. For Yusa, the Cuban singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, this means... Read Article
City Sounds: Montevideo
In many ways Montevideo is seen as synonymous with Buenos Aires. They are both capital cities of countries that lay... Read Article
In a Nutshell: Forró
Forró is music for dancing! Developed in the North-east of Brazil, it is characterised by its weaving accordion and insistent... Read Article
If Fred Astaire Got Grit and Was Swept Up by Cuban Orishas… Max Pollak Taps the Fourth Dimension of Rumba
Dancer and percussionist Max Pollak has performed for Fidel Castro one night and rural Cuban sugar workers the next. He... Read Article
MIXTAPE Botafogo Social Club’s Mixtape #1
This is very exciting! Sounds and Colours are teaming up with Botafogo Social Club to bring you all the flavour... Read Article
New Tango Voices Book Tells the Global Side of the Genre
They say that every fifteen minutes, somewhere in the world, someone is playing Tango Jalousie, one of the most beloved... Read Article