Vinyl Lovers: Don Alirio, Taking the Caribbean Coast to Medellín
While I was investigating vinyl culture in Barranquilla, a friend of mine told me that a costeño was now living in... Read Article
REVIEW Totó La Momposina – Oyé Manita
Oye Manita is a glance at post-colonial musical resistance courtesy of Colombia’s legendary singer Totó La Momposina. Her voice is... Read Article
Continuing The Neo-Tropical Revolution: An Interview with La Sonora Mazurén
For two musicians well-accustomed to fronting a psychotropic outpouring of vigour, one would be hard pushed to meet a pair... Read Article
Toño García: A Tribute to the Cacique of the Gaita
“Why wouldn’t Toño Garcia deserve a tribute, we are actually late to do so”, points out Los Gaiteros de San... Read Article
Netflix’s ‘Siempre Bruja’ knocks it out of the park on soundtrack
Siempre Bruja (Always a Witch), Netflix’s much anticipated original series based in Cartagena, Colombia, premiered earlier this month. It tells... Read Article
On Our Radar: Nani Castle, Dilemastronauta y La Tripulación Cósmica, Prince of Queens, J Hacha De Zola & a Bonus Mix by modrums
New year, new music, and the three on our radar this time around all hail from the New York City... Read Article
Cal Jader’s 10 Big Tunes of 2018
Few know better the freshest tunes coming out of Latin America than Cal Jader – one of the busiest tropical... Read Article
New Music from Godfather of Psychedelic Champeta, Abelardo Carbonó
Given that there are but a handful of records in existence from Colombian champeta icon Abelardo Carbonó, as we mark his... Read Article
Best Albums of 2018
Time for our round-up of the best albums of the year and, as ever, the criteria remains the same. These... Read Article
Best Reissues of 2018
As well as the new sounds of Latin America, 2018 has also been a fine year for the reissuing of... Read Article