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

REVIEW Los Amigos Invisibles – Repeat After Me

By Zach Bezold 03 April, 2013

Los Amigos Invisibles have been visible in the Latin American musical realm for some time now. The disco-funk rockers from Caracas... 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

Sarazino “Es Mi Momento”

By Zach Bezold 13 May, 2012

Brand new video in anticipation of Sarazino‘s new album Everyday Salama. Sarazino provides this breakthrough single entitled “Es Mi Momento”... Read Article

REVIEW Batida

By Zach Bezold 10 April, 2012

Electrifying the global dance scene, Batida incorporates traditional Angolan rhythms with modern electronic beats. Angolan / Portuguese DJ Mpula aka... Read Article

“Eco Hip Hop” from Chile’s Emone Skillz

By Zach Bezold 15 February, 2012

Emone Skillz, a rapper from Santiago de Chile, has returned to music after taking a “spiritual” journey of over 4... Read Article

REVIEW Ana Tijoux – La Bala

By Zach Bezold 31 January, 2012

It was 2010 when I first discovered 1977. No that’s not the opening line from a young adult, time-travel novel; its... Read Article