Carmen Sandiego’s latest album Ciudad Dormitorio is a testament to the fact that the Uruguayan band is born of a millennial generation. The album’s opening track, “Generación 2002,” makes that last statement a no-brainer, but it’s the Uruguayan... Read Article
Rolando Bruno understands chicha. Even though he’s a youngish Argentine, he’s able to hone in on the percussiveness psychedelia of sixties-era Peru with his band, Los Peyotes, and his solo project, Rolando Bruno y Su Orquesta MIDI. Both... Read Article
When Bardo Martinez and the rest of East Los Angeles band Chicano Batman decided to record their second full-length album, Cycles of Existential Rhyme, they didn’t have some grand concept or theme that inspired them to write the... Read Article
Since its humble beginnings in the oil-boom cities of 1960s Peru, the psychedelic sound of chicha has grown to be internationally recognized as an essential part of Peruvian culture. The country’s cumbia amazónica gained notoriety in the Western... Read Article
Apparently when Lucy Patané and Marina Fages first began to perform together in Argentina, they played in a hardcore punk band. Yet when you listen to El Poder Oculto, there is absolutely no inclination that the duo once... Read Article
The sixties was a critical time for civil rights in the Americas. And more often than not, the rising call for justice was fuelled by music. In 1968, Gilberto Gil, Os Mutantes, and Caetano Veloso released Tropicália: ou... Read Article
Though it’s the most dominant and abundant religion there, Catholicism in Latin America has never been cut and dry. Since the Spanish Conquest, the Christian religion has amalgamated itself to suit the needs and desires of the people... Read Article
Wartime demands an insurmountable amount of sacrifice from those who are fighting it; so much so that enlisted men and women are scarred from the experience, whether physically, psychologically or, very often, both. Such intensity makes those who... Read Article
If there’s one thing I can recall from the classic Disney movies I watched as a child, it’s this: all fairytale princesses can sing impeccably. Whether it was Snow White creating melodies with the birds in the forest,... Read Article
It seems to be happening more and more every time I turn on the radio: the latest pop single begins to play, a passionate voice sings a catchy melody over electronic noises and beats, and my voice unashamedly... Read Article
Because we live in such a digital age, most things are divided between that which is technological and new, or that which is organic and conventional. And music is no exception – in it’s most basic forms, it... Read Article
As the world continues to grow and expand at what seems like an unimaginable rate, so do our relationships. And it is these relationships, which we rely on heavily, that spawn our need to feel accepted and loved.... Read Article
