Amy Cunningham

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.

Posts by Amy Cunningham:

REVIEW World Routes: On The Road

By Amy Cunningham 24 April, 2012

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

By Amy Cunningham 14 December, 2011

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

By Amy Cunningham 05 December, 2011

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

By Amy Cunningham 05 December, 2011

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

By Amy Cunningham 12 October, 2011

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

By Amy Cunningham 05 August, 2011

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

By Amy Cunningham 11 July, 2011

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

By Amy Cunningham 03 July, 2011

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

By Amy Cunningham 20 June, 2011

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

By Amy Cunningham 17 May, 2011

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

By Amy Cunningham 16 May, 2011

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

By Amy Cunningham 19 April, 2011

Accompanied by highly percussive drumming, the ritualistic ceremonies of the Afro-Brazilian candomblé religion have distinctly shaped the musical soundscape of... Read Article