There’s a particular breed of Argentine hero. One that is celebrated more outside their homeland than within. Where the image of Che Guevara adornes posters and tshirts around the world, you’d be hard pushed to find many monuments... Read Article
Who the fuck is Marilina Bertoldi? This playful aside was eagerly embraced by a fanbase who were far from blindsided by Bertoldi’s surprise win of the 2019 Gardel de Oro, Argentine music’s highest award recognizing the standout album... Read Article
At a time when most bands in the region were either releasing Beatles covers or penning their own material in English, “La Balsa”, one of the first Spanish-written rock songs, is widely considered rock nacional‘s [the term used... Read Article
The horrors of Argentina’s Dirty War have long been a fertile source for film-makers looking to translate its inherent dread and paranoia to screen. Benjamín Naishtat visits this period of unease in his latest release, Rojo, where tension... Read Article
A couple of albums in, and it can be easy for a band to find themselves painted into a corner. Some opt to double down on the style that had brought them success. Whilst others, in an effort... Read Article
Thirty-odd years into a life sentence one would imagine that the mind begins to wander. And so, around this time, the attentions of Argentina’s longest serving inmate, Carlos Robledo Puch, turned to how his life story would be... Read Article
Over a career spanning more than five decades, Charly Garcia has gone from the folky, kumbaya leanings of his early work with Sui Generis, through the Progish-pall of Serú Girán, to the more uptempo, pop rock that would... Read Article
