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By Steven Totten 10 November, 2014

Carmen Sandiego’s latest album Ciudad Dormitorio is a testament to the fact that the Uruguayan band is born of a... Read Article

By Steven Totten 30 October, 2014

Rolando Bruno understands chicha. Even though he’s a youngish Argentine, he’s able to hone in on the percussiveness psychedelia of... Read Article

By Steven Totten 18 March, 2014

When Bardo Martinez and the rest of East Los Angeles band Chicano Batman decided to record their second full-length album,... Read Article

By Steven Totten 09 January, 2014

Since its humble beginnings in the oil-boom cities of 1960s Peru, the psychedelic sound of chicha has grown to be... Read Article

By Steven Totten 16 October, 2013

Apparently when Lucy Patané and Marina Fages first began to perform together in Argentina, they played in a hardcore punk... Read Article

By Steven Totten 12 June, 2013

The sixties was a critical time for civil rights in the Americas. And more often than not, the rising call... Read Article

By Steven Totten 28 November, 2012

Though it’s the most dominant and abundant religion there, Catholicism in Latin America has never been cut and dry. Since... Read Article

By Steven Totten 10 October, 2012

Wartime demands an insurmountable amount of sacrifice from those who are fighting it; so much so that enlisted men and... Read Article

By Steven Totten 30 August, 2012

If there’s one thing I can recall from the classic Disney movies I watched as a child, it’s this: all... Read Article

By Steven Totten 19 January, 2012

It seems to be happening more and more every time I turn on the radio: the latest pop single begins... Read Article

By Steven Totten 05 December, 2011

Because we live in such a digital age, most things are divided between that which is technological and new, or... Read Article

By Steven Totten 25 October, 2011

As the world continues to grow and expand at what seems like an unimaginable rate, so do our relationships. And... Read Article