Despite being a year of few gigs, 2020 has still seen some great releases from those musicians who are determined to keep their faithful fans supplied with sonic goodness. In case you missed it, here’s a round up... Read Article
Earlier this year I spent time with Expresión Inka, a Latin American community arts group working with the diaspora in London. Led by a Peruvian family, the group utilises Latin American folk culture to unite the Latinx diaspora... Read Article
Brazilian rhythms meet London’s gritty sonic aesthetics in Far Out Recordings’ latest release. Macumba Quebrada is the first full-length LP from Daniel Maunick, the label’s in-house producer who has worked with the likes of Azymuth, Marcos Valle, Terry... Read Article
Cuban musician Yelfris Valdés has released his first full-length LP, For The Ones…, which sets out to combine his Afro-Cuban heritage and experience as a jazz trumpeter with his more recent interest in electronic music. He has already... Read Article
Two giants of the Brazilian jazz world, Eliane Elias and Vinícius Cantuária, have announced that they will be performing at the EFG London Jazz Festival 2019. Their show will be an exciting opportunity to see these two Brazilian... Read Article
Cuban singer and composer Daymé Arocena has become one of the most widely recognised figures of Latin American jazz in recent years. Having studied music at Amadeo Roldán Conservatory, she has combined her classical training, love of jazz... Read Article
One of the best-renowned traditional Pacifico music groups from Colombia, Canalón de Timbiquí have garnered an international reputation over the years for their playing, and recently put out some of their greatest recordings to date on their last... Read Article
Although many people outside Latin America may well be aware of cumbia, they may not be quite as knowledgeable of the Mexican ‘sonidero’ subculture that it spawned in the 50s, and which continues to exist to this day.... Read Article
The Pacific region of Colombia is a unique and complicated place. Its population is predominantly Afro-Colombian, in some parts as much as 90%, and it is thought to be largely made up of descendents of escaped slaves who... Read Article
