REVIEW World Routes: On The Road
The eagerly anticipated World Routes compilation of musical treasures has finally arrived. Lovingly collected by BBC presenter and ethnomusicologist Lucy... 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
A Musical Journey Through Cumbia
Over the past sixty years, the Colombian music genre Cumbia has rocked dance floors in it’s native land as well... Read Article
REVIEW The Original Sound of Cumbia: The History of Colombian Cumbia & Porro As Told By The Phonograph 1948-79
Global music moguls Soundway Records have released another bag of Colombian treats with The Original Sound of Cumbia: The History... Read Article
REVIEW Wara EP
With the current upsurge in popularity of Latin-influenced sounds in the English capital, nine-piece band Wara are sure riding the wave of Afro-Cuban-loving-grooves. Their recent tour of festivals such as Glastonbury, The Big Chill, Barbican's Blaze Festival, and not to mention soon-to-come gigs at Camden's Roundhouse and Ronnie Scotts, only cement their promising future ahead.
Chico Trujillo: Bringing Chilean Cumbia to the Masses
Having recently played to an adorning mass at this years first Lollapalooza Festival in Santiago, Chile, nine-piece Chico Trujillo are... Read Article
Periferias: A Project of Musical Exchange and Global Respect
The term “Periferias” is unusual in that is leads us to the idea that the music that is exchanged in... Read Article
Carlos Gardel: The King of Tango
Last month marked the seventy-sixth year since Argentine music maestro, Carlos Gardel’s, untimely death. To this day however, his name... Read Article
The Rebirth of the Rabeca Fiddle of Brazil
Deeply bound to the northeastern coastal cultures of Brazil is a stringed instrument known as the the rabeca. With the... Read Article
REVIEW Hammock House Africa Caribe — Remixed by Joaquin “Joe” Claussell
The latest musical gem from legendary producer Joaquin “Joe” Claussell is the delicious double CD, Hammock House Africa Caribe –... Read Article
REVIEW Ojos de Brujo – Corriente Vital
Rumour has it that Barcelona-based Ojos de Brujo are splitting up to focus on their own musical projects and mayhem.... Read Article
Religious Rhythms: The Afro-Brazilian Music of Candomblé
Accompanied by highly percussive drumming, the ritualistic ceremonies of the Afro-Brazilian candomblé religion have distinctly shaped the musical soundscape of... Read Article