CiNEOLA: a platform showcasing documentaries from across Latin America
CiNEOLA is a new platform created in 2020 to showcase documentaries from across Latin America. A new documentary is released... Read Article
REVIEW Contento – Lo Bueno Está Aqui
I’ve been following Sano for quite a few years now, initially for those fun edits he had on Soundcloud. But... Read Article
REVIEW Frente Cumbiero – Cera Perdida
Frente Cumbiero have certainly made a name for themselves as one of Colombia’s most evolutionary and radical groups from the... Read Article
New Colombia Music Vault #3
As we approach the end of a significantly convoluted year, music releases seem to be pouring out of Colombia in... Read Article
From the Colombian Caribbean: Edna Martinez’s Sounds of the Picó Embrace Us
Through the rest of November, we will have the opportunity to tune into, and be embraced by, an explosion of... Read Article
New music by Farah Siraj, Andreas Arnold & Adam Malouf, Simon Mejía’s Monte, Susan Díaz, Thornato & Sotomayor, & Sebastián .Otero
As much of the world braces for more shutdowns due to COVID-19, concerts remain on hold. Thankfully, artists continue to... Read Article
They Don’t Give A Shit About Culture: An Interview with Frente Cumbiero’s Mario Galeano
Back in July I sat down for a long Zoom chat with Mario Galeano, best known as the musical mind... Read Article
Under The Influence: Contento
The Colombian duo of Contento have been turning heads with their hyper take on salsa, utilising electronic and analog instruments... Read Article
REVIEW Bosq – Bosq Y Su Descarga Internacional
“Hey, James! Who’s this Bosq cat, then?” “Bobby, I don’t know, but whoever he is, he’s got to be FONKY!”... Read Article
Love, Loss and Violence: ‘The Bitch’ by Pilar Quintana
Pilar Quintana’s novel The Bitch (translated by Lisa Dillman) explores a woman’s yearning for motherhood and the chaos of life... Read Article
PREMIÈRE: Chicha Libre and La Sonora Mazurén Join Forces in Memory of Assassinated Indigenous Leader
NYC chicha revivalists Chicha Libre have teamed up with Colombia’s La Sonora Mazurén for a spirited cover of “Caminito de... Read Article
Defining Cumbia with ‘El Libro de las Cumbias Colombianas’ + Classic Cumbias Mixtape
What is cumbia? A musical genre? A dance? An event or celebration? A rhythm? In truth, it’s all of these... Read Article