Zach Bezold

Zach is a music journalist spreading good music all over the world. He writes for Sounds and Colours as a reviewer and promoter of new Latin music. He has contributed to online publications such as The World Music Library and Revolver - Santiago Magazine. In addition to writing, Zach compiles mixes of world music for the people. Listen here: http://soundcloud.com/mestizmo

Website: soundcloud.com/mestizmo

Posts by Zach Bezold:

REVIEW Piper Street Sound – 4 Chichas from the Piedmont

By Zach Bezold 01 July, 2014

This concoction of Southern comfort goes down smooth, though heavily filtered and remotely distilled in the Piedmont. No, not in the Altiplano region of... Read Article

New Frequencies Fest 2013

By Zach Bezold 16 December, 2013

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts played host to a unique blend of global roots and modern dance music on... Read Article

Candelaria: Cumbia-Dub Pa’ Gozar

By Zach Bezold 28 February, 2013

The first time I came across the word “Candelaria” was in reference to the hilly, antique barrio of Bogotá, a... Read Article

REVIEW Sambanzo – Etiópia

By Zach Bezold 11 December, 2012

Etiópia is the first album from a novel project entitled Sambanzo. Sambanzo is the jazzy outfit of saxist and musical... Read Article

REVIEW Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul of Tim Maia

By Zach Bezold 08 November, 2012

At the height of the hippie counterculture years (1963-75) funk, soul and jazz carried rhythms of love, peace and unity... Read Article

REVIEW Mexican Institute of Sound – Politico

By Zach Bezold 15 August, 2012

“México, México, México… Ra Ra Ra.” It has been a busy past few months for the country of México. A... Read Article

REVIEW Sarazino – Everyday Salama

By Zach Bezold 31 May, 2012

There is no one thing, one word, one sound to describe Sarazino’s new album, Everyday Salama. The 15 track project... Read Article

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