I watched Encanto by chance. I confess that I had not read any reviews about it that had caught my attention, and it certainly wasn’t on my watch list of films up for an Oscar this year. But... Read Article
This is the first round-up of new singles since November of last year, which just goes to show that even musicians and producers wind down for Christmas. The studios are starting to spawn again, so here’s an initial... Read Article
Just like their big band Latin swing sound, Monsieur Periné appear to be a band whose trajectory breaks the rules. Late last year, with millions of people worldwide still stuck at home during the pandemic, their very first... Read Article
We’re kicking off the new year in style with a great mix of new music from Colombia. A blend of releases from the tail end of 2021 and the start of 2022, we have some fantastic sounds from... Read Article
Time for another update I think, and it’s heartening to see Cómeme come back to life with new releases to grace reawakening dance floors, as well as the results of those who have been driven underground by the... Read Article
Tilda Swinton stars in ‘Memoria’, Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s meditative exploration of memory and the human condition set in Colombia.
“The Hummer flew backward, wiping out one of the men. It crashed back to earth and burst into flames. The artillerymen had time to calmly reload the bazooka and retake their position. The second shot blew up the... Read Article
Mercedes Gaviria Jaramillo, a film student, sound designer and the daughter of one of Colombia’s best known directors, Victor Gaviria, gently contemplates the ethics of filmmaking and representation in ‘El cielo después de llover’ (The Calm After the Storm, 2019).
Our selection of the best Latin American albums of 2021.
It’s with huge sadness that we’ve discovered not one, but two, legends of Colombian music have passed away, barely a week apart. Abelardo Carbonó, known as “el padrino de la champeta” (the godfather of champeta) passed away at... Read Article
As someone who listens to music all the time – rarely is there not a vinyl spinning, a headphone in the ear or speaker of some kind making a racket – I am always finding good, new music... Read Article
While the Masters of the Universe were wheeling and dealing in Glasgow, Mother Nature was showing off her true colours here: a magnificent autumn made glorious by a steady flow of edifying new singles. Black Uhuru “Jamaica to... Read Article
