It’s been five years since the label Shika Shika, led by musicians Barrio Lindo and El Búho, inaugurated a catalogue that defined the downtempo sound of the previous decade. Over 50 releases later, including a constant supply of... Read Article
A curious scene is taking place in the pandemic-ravaged city of Lima: musicians of both the seasoned and the spontaneous kind have taken to the streets, pushed by financial scarcity, performing mariachi numbers, Christmas carols and even impromptu... Read Article
Much like the rest of us, the pull of this new everyday reality unfolding before our eyes had led this reviewer’s mind somewhat astray from his editorial tasks until revisiting Cimora by Peruvian Tomás Tello brought an added... Read Article
It’s been a blazing summer in Berlin – one of the few positive side-effects of global warming if you are into the hedonistic aspects of life, to which the German capital has plenty to offer. The legendary district... Read Article
The Lima label Terror Negro has been graffitiing its name on the urban psyche of Peru’s capital for some years now with an undeniably bass- oriented, spicy blend of electronic productions by the likes of Deltatron, Tomasa del... Read Article
The African heritage of Peru is one´of many stories from the colonial centuries of transatlantic diasporas that is best told to the tune of syncopated beats. Grown out of the relative isolation of the southern coast, Afro-Peruvian music... Read Article
The musical liaisons between the UK and Colombia may not seem obvious at first peek, but curiosity is rewarded by the little anecdotes. Thus we find the legendary tale of The Clash’s Joe Strummer falling in love with... Read Article
Evolución highlights the past and present oeuvre of Daniel Martinetti, one of Peru’s most prolific producers of the “nu cumbia” generation as Elegante & La Imperial in his current incarnation. The project represents yet another shift away from... Read Article
Amidst this 10+ year long- and lingering- journey of (re)discovery of musical treasures from South America, we seem to have finally reached the middle of the world, the centre line that runs through Ecuador, possibly the only place... Read Article
If you ever get lost in the south of Madrid, you may stumble upon a handful of picanterias emanating slowly-cooked fumes of seafood and fried yuca. The trail spreads into neighbouring locutorios, call-shops where you can find stacks... Read Article
