If you were to listen to some instrumental tracks from this compilation without reading any reviews about it, including this one, and without any knowledge whatsoever about Mestre Cupijó (bandleader and composer) you might just think this music... Read Article
Old school salsa with a twist? Cuban son with synth knob-twitching backing and feedback? Boleros with white noise ambience and atonal atmosphere? Descargas with Miles Davis’ electric-era horns and freaky tremolo guitar playing? All this and more is... Read Article
Mariana Yegros a.k.a. La Yegros, referred to as “The First Lady of Electronic Cumbia”, is an extremely attractive woman who possesses a very distinctive and original voice with the timbre of an elderly cantadora (a female South American... Read Article
I’ve always thought that Brazilian contemporary music is a great example of a perfect balance and mixture between traditional roots and global trends. I mean, this started happening back in Tom Jobim’s time, when samba was sparked up... Read Article
Palenque Records Remixed is a unique compilation which features two different meetings of cultures in two different moments in time. The first meeting dates back to the 70s, when inhabitants from San Basilio de Palenque – a community... Read Article
It’s a sunny afternoon, which is rather rare for Lima in the winter, as I arrive at the APDAYC premises to interview Jorge Rodriguez Granda (pictured above (left) with Alberto Maravi (right), Los Mirlos’ producer and Infopesa CEO),... Read Article
It’s funny how life works. I recently attended a Los Mirlos concert a couple of weeks ago in Lima. At that time I had no idea I would be reviewing the newly launched Cumbia Amazónica album, which compiles... Read Article
