What instantly grabs you in this tiny sliver of a novel is its twisting poetry, wrought like iron into imagery both beautiful and apocalyptic, only to be sliced by speech that whistles like an arrow. “Slippery bitch of... Read Article
Burden of Peace (Original Title: Carga de Paz) is an impressive documentary about Attorney General Claudia Paz y Paz’s quest to bring to trial the perpetrators of the Guatemalan genocide. It’s part of the schedule of the Human... Read Article
With Nowhere People, Paulo Scott has written one of the most daring novels of Brazil’s contemporary literary scene. It is a work which gives a voice to the underclass of Brazil’s indigenous population, and addresses the delicate relationship... Read Article
From the outset, with the canvasses of bold geometric shapes proudly gazing out from atop their easel thrones, it is clear that Caetano Veloso has a grand vision. Emblazoned across the bass drum is the word “Abraçaço”, or... Read Article
All Dogs are Blue resides on the singular premise that madness is elucidating, allowing the so-called insane the privileged position of observing the masses from the margins. And this is no idea plucked from thin air. The author,... Read Article
This year the CASA Latin American Theatre Festival, now in its fourth year, assumed a political theme, boldly confronting a variety of topics, from imaginary dictatorships to the very real horrors faced by Bolivian migrants. La Razón Blindada,... Read Article
The CASA Latin American Theatre Festival, now 6 years in the running, is back, and still relishing in its status as the only event of its kind in the UK. Performed at two venues, Rich Mix and The... Read Article
Having released their third and fourth albums exclusively on cassette and vinyl respectively, Apanhador Só’s follow-up Antes Que Tu Conte Outra was never going to follow a pre-prescribed pattern. Opening with a distorted dubstep groove which quickly dissolves... Read Article
