On our Radar, SXSW edition, part two: Mabiland, El Mañana, and Frederico7
As SXSW gets into the swing of things, we have been listening to Latin American artists who will perform and... Read Article
Listen To Farmacos New Stripped-Down Version Of ‘Amor y Porno’
Trying to create a more portable set-up for intimate shows, Farmacos reworked some of their songs with a minimal approach,... Read Article
Brazilian Music Reissue Round-Up (Azymuth, Tom Zé, Trio Mocotó, Deodato, Cesar Mariano & Cia, Ronald Mesquita)
The UK’s two leading sources of Brazilian music, Mr. Bongo and Far Out Recordings, have been busy in the vaults... Read Article
PREMIÈRE: Discover Leda Valladares Tribute On This Special El Remolón Mixtape
When you revisit an iconic artist from a genre like folklore, there is an extensive trip where you follow divergent... Read Article
Vinyl Lovers: Don Alirio, Taking the Caribbean Coast to Medellín
While I was investigating vinyl culture in Barranquilla, a friend of mine told me that a costeño was now living in... Read Article
Criolo Honours LGBTQ Community with Latest Song ‘Etérea’
The sound of Criolo appears to be in constant transformation. Starting off with the ‘gangsta rap’ of 2006’s Ainda Há Tempo (when he... Read Article
The Border Guard and the Immigration Court Volunteer: Different Literary Perspectives on the US-Mexico Border
Francisco Cantú’s The Line Becomes a River and Valeria Luiselli’s Tell Me How it Ends bring us closer to the... Read Article
Carolina Aráoz Visits Peru’s Los Shapish Saxophone Festival, Empowers Local Girls to Become Musicians in this Male-Dominated Festival
On every 3rd May (Cruz de Mayo) the town of Chupaca in Peru’s Junín region is taken over by saxophones.... Read Article
REVIEW El Comité – Y Qué!? (So What)
Here’s another fine Cuban jazz pianist to get into… Harold Lopez-Nussa was featured on Gilles Peterson’s Havana Cultura project. Here,... Read Article
REVIEW ؟Que Vola? – ؟Que Vola?
Any new release on the classy French No Format label is going to be at the very least interesting and... Read Article