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
This concoction of Southern comfort goes down smooth, though heavily filtered and remotely distilled in the Piedmont. No, not in the Altiplano region of Peru, but the Piedmont, a plateau region located in the eastern United States between the Atlantic coastal plain and the main Appalachian mountains. Still,... Read Article
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts played host to a unique blend of global roots and modern dance music on the weekend of December 6 & 7, 2013. The New Frequencies Fest, held annually in downtown San Francisco,... Read Article
Los Amigos Invisibles have been visible in the Latin American musical realm for some time now. The disco-funk rockers from Caracas have worked hard over the past twenty years to create a distinct blend of sounds and musical rhythms.... Read Article
The first time I came across the word “Candelaria” was in reference to the hilly, antique barrio of Bogotá, a vibrant and colourful home to many bars, restaurants, museums and cultural centres that I visited during my time... Read Article
Etiópia is the first album from a novel project entitled Sambanzo. Sambanzo is the jazzy outfit of saxist and musical visionary, Thiago França. Thiago França is the wind behind the tenor sax on the recent MetaL MetaL album,... Read Article
At the height of the hippie counterculture years (1963-75) funk, soul and jazz carried rhythms of love, peace and unity across borders. In the United States discos, drugs and cocktails produced a recipe that injected life into the... Read Article
“México, México, México… Ra Ra Ra.” It has been a busy past few months for the country of México. A recent gold medal in Olympic soccer has lifted many spirits and overshadowed a disappointing presidential election and bump... Read Article
There is no one thing, one word, one sound to describe Sarazino’s new album, Everyday Salama. The 15 track project blends dub, reggae, Afro, Latin, hip hop and Arabic music just to name a few. Each track with... Read Article
Brand new video in anticipation of Sarazino‘s new album Everyday Salama. Sarazino provides this breakthrough single entitled “Es Mi Momento” (featuring Niyo Pumpin) by way of Quito, Ecuador but has called many countries home, with West Africa, as... Read Article
Electrifying the global dance scene, Batida incorporates traditional Angolan rhythms with modern electronic beats. Angolan / Portuguese DJ Mpula aka Pedro Coquenão has arrived at an electro-traditional sound, that integrates photography, video, Carnaval, and politics in a vast... Read Article
Emone Skillz, a rapper from Santiago de Chile, has returned to music after taking a “spiritual” journey of over 4 years. Once a key member of the famous Chilean hip hop group, Cuarto Universo, Emone Skillz has launched a... Read Article
It was 2010 when I first discovered 1977. No that’s not the opening line from a young adult, time-travel novel; its when a good friend sat me down and showed me Ana Tijoux’s breakout album, 1977. I was instantly... Read Article
