PREMIÈRE: Brazilian-Inspired New Track From Bogotá’s La Perla
There’s fewer artists on the Latin American circuit with quite the snowballing prolificacy of Bogotá’s La Perla in 2021. So... Read Article
Fear, Intimidation and Brutality: The Role of Music and Culture Amid Colombian State Terror
It was only for a fleeting 72 hours or so, but if you looked hard enough in the international headlines... Read Article
Making Bogotá Rap: An Interview with N. Hardem
It’s hard to believe that Nelson Martinez, better known by his artistic moniker N. Hardem, has been on the Bogotá... Read Article
REVIEW N. Hardem – Verdor
In an age where the LP has oft-times been reduced to 12 or so disparate tracks, slung together despite a... Read Article
New Colombian Music Vault #4
It’s been a while since we updated our list of the latest Colombian sounds, and yet while time may have... Read Article
New Colombian Music Vault #2
Doesn’t time fly, it feels only yesterday we were launching our new monthly Colombian feature, and yet here we are... Read Article
Cerrero and El Leon Pardo Team Up for Deep Gaita-Driven ‘Canción Para Un Amigo’
Back in 2017, Colombian roots label Llorona Records brought us the magical blend of dub and gaita. A feast for... Read Article
Red Flags Over an Orange Economy: How Colombia’s Creative Sector Has Been Left Exposed by COVID-19
Across Colombia, homemade red flags can be seen hanging from facades, each one representing a household in economic crisis, without... Read Article
Minyo Cumbiero: Watch Minyo Crusaders and Frente Cumbiero’s ‘Japanese Cumbia’ Collaboration
Last year we introduced S&C readers to the unlikely occurrence of Japanese cumbia. Unlikely perhaps, but certainly not entirely new:... Read Article
PREMIÈRE: Colombia’s Kokodrilo Spotlight Masculinity in Heavy ‘Antes Que Anochezca’
How to define masculinity in 2020? Perhaps, half the problem is that despite often trying to, we needn’t. Led by... Read Article
Victor Rice – Drink
It is not every day the rocksteady beats of Jamaica find themselves in a down and funky mix with Brazilian samba. ... Read Article
PREMIÈRE: Bogotá Powerhouse Bandejas Espaciales Release Antillean-Inspired, ‘Duberman’
Bandejas Espaciales might be a relatively new name to some of our readers. Still, they are far from newcomers to... Read Article