Mikołaj Kierski is a founder of Basy Tropikalne, Poland-based radio show, netlabel and platform promoting contemporary music from Latin America and Africa.
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In what has become an annual institution Basy Tropikalne’s Mikołaj Kierski has given us another instalment of his favourite Latin downtempo cuts from the preceding year. Showcasing giants of the genre (Chancha via Circuito, Nicola Cruz, El Búho)... Read Article
Basy Tropikalne supremo Mikołaj Kierski returns with another instalment of some of the finest Latin downtempo being made, with releases this year from big names on the scene like Dengue Dengue Dengue and Nicola Cruz alongside those of... Read Article
It was quite a surprise to see Argentinian artist Amparo Battaglia (better known as Catnapp) teaming up with legendary German duo Modeselektor last year to release her music via their Monkeytown Records label. Not that her futuristic mix... Read Article
We’re very happy to bring you a brand new mix of Latin downtempo celebrating some of the finest cuts of the year from this seemingly perpetually-growing new movement of artists inspired and/or based in Latin America. Basy Tropikalne... Read Article
Kelman Duran, a multidisciplinary artist born in Dominican Republic, is a man of many talents. Hailing from a tiny town called La Ermita, life has taken him through a childhood in Washington Heights, university in Los Angeles, a... Read Article
Guillermo M. Cerredo and Juan Jose Calarco, two Argentinian producers from Buenos Aires, are definitely not your typical cumbia duo and the interesting story starts as soon as you look at the very name of the project: Panchasila. It... Read Article
Mitú is a Colombian project born several years ago in the brilliant mind of multi-instrumentalist Julian Salazar. Although the concept of the project was inspired by Julian’s visit to the jungle when he was still a teenager, it... Read Article
Ela Minus is an alias of Colombia-born Bogotá-raised musician Gabriela Jimeno who is currently based in New York. Musically speaking she has come a long way. She started young as a drummer in the hardcore band Ratón Pérez... Read Article
