Director Pedro Speroni spent two years living amongst a group of violent criminals at a Buenos Aires maximum-security prison in order to make his film Rancho. He admitted to being terrified at times – especially when he was... Read Article
It was quite a surprise to see Argentinian artist Amparo Battaglia (better known as Catnapp) teaming up with legendary German duo Modeselektor last year to release her music via their Monkeytown Records label. Not that her futuristic mix... Read Article
With examples like the Italian Clap! Clap and British Auntie Flo, the exploration of contemporary and traditional sounds from Africa is more active than ever these days. And Latin American producers are no exception, with Daniel Valle-Riestra, part... Read Article
Thirty-odd years into a life sentence one would imagine that the mind begins to wander. And so, around this time, the attentions of Argentina’s longest serving inmate, Carlos Robledo Puch, turned to how his life story would be... Read Article
Guillermo M. Cerredo and Juan Jose Calarco, two Argentinian producers from Buenos Aires, are definitely not your typical cumbia duo and the interesting story starts as soon as you look at the very name of the project: Panchasila. It... Read Article
Over a career spanning more than five decades, Charly Garcia has gone from the folky, kumbaya leanings of his early work with Sui Generis, through the Progish-pall of Serú Girán, to the more uptempo, pop rock that would... Read Article
Carlos Martínez Sarasola taught, gave talks and conducted his radio program until the end of his life, passing on the knowledge he had collected to new audiences. He died on May 29th, at the age of 69, a... Read Article
One should never allow the expression ”rock ‘n’ roll is dead” slip through the mouths of youth; it’s practically a warning of a whole generation lacking pentatonic blues-driven riffs. Luckily for Buenos Aires, the influence of B.B. King,... Read Article
Roughly 10 years have passed since the subtropical electronic explosion started in Buenos Aires, when cumbia was the defining genre that changed the experimental musical landscape in South America. Times have changed and digital folklore is taking over,... Read Article
The former Argentinean ambassador in Liberia and Perón’s doctor, Hipólito Barreiro, is preparing for the reissue of his book Juan Sosa, the Indian who Changed History (Spanish Title: Juancito Sosa, el Indio Que Cambio la Historia). “In Argentina we... Read Article
Fiero are unlike most bands in Buenos Aires. They don’t check the normal boxes one must check in order to be successful in this scene. They’re not clean. They’re not young. They don’t have setlists. They don’t have... Read Article
Our Last Tango, a documentary on the life and career of tango maestros, María Nieves Rego (83) and Juan Carlos Copes (86), looks back on a professional and personal relationship of over 50 years. Directed by German Kral,... Read Article
