Released by Lima-based label Matraca, the new song by Mexican singer and breakthrough MC Charly Gynn, “Taka Taka”, is a bass heavy dembow with reggae dub elements and a hard-hitting classic reggaeton drum pattern; it’s produced by Veracruz-born... Read Article
8M [the March 8th feminist strikes which began in Spain in 2017 and have grown ever since] has passed through Latin America, showing once again that there is still much to do in areas such as legal abortion,... Read Article
Continuing to shed light on the popular and contemporary musical landscape of the long and geographical diverse country of Chile, we share the newest sounds coming out of the southern tip of Latin America. As summer is saying... Read Article
Beginning in Asunción, Paraguay, Remezcla Tu Ciudad is a series of residencies for sound artists, focused on recollecting and reutilising field recordings from the cities of residence. With the aim of continuing to depict the musical landscape of... Read Article
Swedish multi instrumentalist and music producer Daniel Fridell has been fooling around with cumbia for a long time now, debuting his Cumbiasound moniker on the Calzones Largos EP, released by the Caballito Netlabel in August 2012. That album... Read Article
Released at the end of 2020, the latest instalment from Terror Negro, is a communion between the most familiar faces of Latin club music in Perú, while also inviting friendly neighbours like Sikuri from Bolivia, Pobvio from Uruguay... Read Article
Chile is one of the most isolated countries in Latin America. Besides being so far south, its Andean heights and Pacific coastline encapsulate some very particular cultural idiosyncrasies, which bear little relation to its neighbours. This round-up hopes... Read Article
After putting previous band INKY on hiatus, former members Guilherme Silva and Stephan Feitsma have created Pessoas Estranhas. With this new project, electronic ambiences inspired by post-rock inspiration are drawn back to reveal a sound closer to classic... Read Article
Since her dense but introspective single “T.L.R.T.C.”, which featured a dramatic and conceptual cinematographic video, Ruzica Flores has made it clear that she is not just about the flows, but also about the lyrics, spitting dramatic confessions to... Read Article
Despite underground electronic music becoming more and more active in Latin America, fundamental subjects like equality, gender and race, are rarely mentioned. Nevertheless, there are various examples of labels, like Fértil Discos in Argentina, or Panal Records in... Read Article
Founded in Tijuana in 2008, Vaya Futuro are Luis Aguilar, Miguel Ahuage, and L.E. Ros, now based in Mexico City. They are preparing to release their fourth full length album, El Peso Del Mundo, due on September 4th,... Read Article
With the clock running and the world standing by, we are able to see the people who are the least protected by the system, with artists one of the most clearly visible victims of societal problems. This isn’t... Read Article
