REVIEW Hurray for the Riff Raff – The Navigator
Hurray for the Riff Raff is a project so strongly centred around the voice, vision, and personality of one person—Alynda... Read Article
REVIEW Orkesta Mendoza – ¡Vamos A Guarachar!
Perhaps there is something about the borderlands setting of Tucson, Arizona, that inspires musicians to experiment with a variety of... Read Article
REVIEW Luísa Maita – Fio Da Memória
It is tempting to present Luísa Maita’s new album Fio da Memória as a dramatic departure from her debut, Lero-Lero... Read Article
Luísa Maita Releases First Single From Upcoming New Album ‘Fio da Memória’
Brazilian singer-songwriter Luísa Maita is not to be rushed. Her next album, Fio da Memória, due for release in Canada... Read Article
Crossroads of Freedom: Slaves and Freed People in Bahia, Brazil, 1870–1910
Walter Fraga’s Crossroads of Freedom: Slaves and Freed People in Bahia, Brazil, 1870–1910 is an impressively constructed study of the... Read Article
REVIEW Grupo Fantasma – Problemas
Thanks to its proximity to Mexico, Texas has been home to musicians who have recorded in Spanish for many decades... Read Article
The Invention of Nature by Andrea Wulf
With The Invention of Nature (subtitled The Adventures of Alexander von Humboldt, the Lost Hero of Science) Andrea Wulf makes... Read Article
Five Best Books About Latin American History
When I first saw Sounds and Colours ask for a list of the top books in Latin American history, I... Read Article
REVIEW Casita de Salvajes – El Peso del Amor
Casita de Salvajes (Little House of Savages — I like that name!) are a four-piece band from Buenos Aires that... Read Article
REVIEW Russo Passapusso – Paraíso da Miragem
Russo Passapusso’s debut solo release, Paraíso da Miragem, marks the arrival of a major talent. The album occasionally recalls the... Read Article
REVIEW Getúlio
Getúlio, a new film about Brazilian president Getúlio Vargas by João Jardim, reminds me somewhat of Lincoln, the 2012 film... Read Article
The Mapuche in Modern Chile by Joanna Crow
If the Mapuche people are known at all outside Chile, it is as the fierce Araucanian warriors that managed to... Read Article