Amy Cunningham is a freelance writer and and lover of a range of world musical styles, from the traditional folk songs of the Shetland Islands to the resonating dub sounds of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She recently completed a masters in ethnomusicology at Goldsmiths College. He music writing has been featured in many magazines, including Sounds and Colours and Jungle Drums.
The eagerly anticipated World Routes compilation of musical treasures has finally arrived. Lovingly collected by BBC presenter and ethnomusicologist Lucy Duran and her team of producers, World Routes: On The Road presents a global mix of tracks recorded... Read Article
During the early 60’s, the Nueva Canción movement (‘New Song’) was born on Chilean soil. With singer-songwriters paving the way with their socio-politically-fuelled folk tunes, it was a revolutionary spirit that was deeply embedded in the Latin American... Read Article
Over the past sixty years, the Colombian music genre Cumbia has rocked dance floors in it’s native land as well as the global music stage. However, cumbia has not always been so popular with the music-loving masses. Its... Read Article
Global music moguls Soundway Records have released another bag of Colombian treats with The Original Sound of Cumbia: The History of Colombian Cumbia & Porro As Told By The Phonograph 1948-79. This time round, we are introduced to... Read Article
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.
Having recently played to an adorning mass at this years first Lollapalooza Festival in Santiago, Chile, nine-piece Chico Trujillo are bound for even greater things on the international music stage.
The term “Periferias” is unusual in that is leads us to the idea that the music that is exchanged in the project’s pluri-annual meetings are set against the mainstream of popular music. However, much of the sounds coming... Read Article
Last month marked the seventy-sixth year since Argentine music maestro, Carlos Gardel’s, untimely death. To this day however, his name and suave, iconic image remain as popular as ever. The propensity of Gardel’s fame as a national treasure... Read Article
Deeply bound to the northeastern coastal cultures of Brazil is a stringed instrument known as the the rabeca. With the rise of Brazilian world music bands and pop groups in the 90s, the rabeca gained recognition and popularity... Read Article
The latest musical gem from legendary producer Joaquin “Joe” Claussell is the delicious double CD, Hammock House Africa Caribe – released on May 17 (May 30 in the UK) by the infamous Fania Records.
Rumour has it that Barcelona-based Ojos de Brujo are splitting up to focus on their own musical projects and mayhem. Having toured the world with their flamenco-hip-hop-rumba sounds and energy-fuelled live shows, the nine-piece present Corrente Vital: 10... Read Article
Accompanied by highly percussive drumming, the ritualistic ceremonies of the Afro-Brazilian candomblé religion have distinctly shaped the musical soundscape of Brazil, influencing many contemporary styles such as the samba and bossa nova. Indicative to a popular dance found... Read Article
