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
REVIEW Totó La Momposina – Oyé Manita
Oye Manita is a glance at post-colonial musical resistance courtesy of Colombia’s legendary singer Totó La Momposina. Her voice is... Read Article
New music by Puerto Rico’s iLe, who will play in NYC for ‘Carnegie Hall Citywide’ on 16th of March
Puerto Rico’s iLe, a GRAMMY winner in 2017 for her solo debut ‘iLevitable,’ has a new single, “Temes,” a somber... Read Article
Continuing The Neo-Tropical Revolution: An Interview with La Sonora Mazurén
For two musicians well-accustomed to fronting a psychotropic outpouring of vigour, one would be hard pushed to meet a pair... Read Article
Chilean Electronic Producer Carlomarco Offers Ancestral Sounds From Africa And America On Latest Release
Noche Africana is a party series down in Santiago, where diasporic sounds blend together, remixing the traditional sounds of Africa... Read Article
Brenno Brélvis, Brazil’s Longboard Trickster
Brenno Brélvis won the 2016 So You Can Longboard Dance? competition with a move he calls the Spin Brélvis. He... Read Article
Helado Negro Releases New Single ‘Running’; World Tour With Beirut and Album To Follow
Following on the heels of previous singles “Pais Nublado” and “Please Won’t Please”, Helado Negro has now unveiled the third... Read Article Toño García: A Tribute to the Cacique of the Gaita
“Why wouldn’t Toño Garcia deserve a tribute, we are actually late to do so”, points out Los Gaiteros de San... Read Article
Richard M. Shain – Roots In Reverse
During the nearly four centuries of slavery in the Americas, 2.5 million Africans were brought to the Hispanic New World;... Read Article