New Colombia 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
EXCLUSIVE: New Release from Cerrero feat. Coladera, Longs for Contact Amidst Pandemic
Times are undeniably strange. As if we needed reminding. Yet, when it is done with the subtlety and guile of... Read Article
PREMIERE: Caribombo’s ‘El Loco’ is a Wild Ritual of Venezuelan Folklore
Somewhere in the forests of eastern France, there’s a ritual taking place that might be worth avoiding. For whilst the... Read Article
‘Compañeras al Compás’: The Femenist Anthem of 2020 from Pascuala Ilabaca
Valparaíso-born Pascuala Ilbaca doesn’t hold back. When Chilean spokeswoman and journalist Pamela Contreras was assaulted following a day of tumultuous protests... Read Article
Tambor en Los Tiempos del Coronavirus: A Quarantine Playlist from Colombia
Lockdown. Quarantine. Self isolation. Wherever we are and whatever we might call it, humankind is in something of a predicament.... Read Article
Dub de Gaita Pairs Andrés Landero and Carmelo Torres on Latest Release
Through an enriching blend of dub production, coined in some sections as “Apoclyptic Gaita”, Llorona Records’ Diego Gomez and Dub... Read Article