REVIEW Martin Bruhn – Picaflor
It’s been five years since the label Shika Shika, led by musicians Barrio Lindo and El Búho, inaugurated a catalogue... Read Article
REVIEW Andrés Vargas Pinedo – El Fabuloso Sonido de…
A curious scene is taking place in the pandemic-ravaged city of Lima: musicians of both the seasoned and the spontaneous... Read Article
REVIEW Tomás Tello – Cimora
Much like the rest of us, the pull of this new everyday reality unfolding before our eyes had led this... Read Article
Ché, These People Will Blow Your Mind – An Interview with Lagartijeando
It’s been a blazing summer in Berlin – one of the few positive side-effects of global warming if you are... Read Article
Orieta Chrem Finds Inspiration in Inti Raymi and UK Bass On New Single
The Lima label Terror Negro has been graffitiing its name on the urban psyche of Peru’s capital for some years... Read Article
Tribilin Sound, Bareto’s Rolo Gallardo, Dengue Dengue Dengue and Others Pay Tribute to Afro-Peruvian Legend on Proyecto Zambo
The African heritage of Peru is one´of many stories from the colonial centuries of transatlantic diasporas that is best told... Read Article
REVIEW Romperayo – Que Jue?
The musical liaisons between the UK and Colombia may not seem obvious at first peek, but curiosity is rewarded by... Read Article
REVIEW Elegante & La Imperial – Evolución
Evolución highlights the past and present oeuvre of Daniel Martinetti, one of Peru’s most prolific producers of the “nu cumbia”... Read Article
REVIEW Huaira – Ñuka Shunku
Amidst this 10+ year long- and lingering- journey of (re)discovery of musical treasures from South America, we seem to have... Read Article
The Story Behind The Relaunching of One of Peru’s Most Important Chicha Record Labels
If you ever get lost in the south of Madrid, you may stumble upon a handful of picanterias emanating slowly-cooked... Read Article