CON ALMA 07: Romperayo
Percussionist, drummer and songwriter Pedro Ojeda is el capitán of Romperayo – Colombia’s polychrome tropical electro-folk outfit. Rooted in dialoguing... Read Article
Nubya Garcia: The Big Picture
An Interview & Conversation featuring La Perla’s Diana Sanmiguel “It’s the difference between a painting the size of a whole... Read Article
New Colombia Music Vault #2
Doesn’t time fly, it feels only yesterday we were launching our new monthly Colombian feature, and yet here we are... Read Article
Take Five: Lucrecia Dalt
Lucrecia Dalt‘s polymorphous electroacoustic music is as uncontainable as a heaving body of water. Her latest album No Era Sólida... Read Article
On our Radar: New music by Saso, Colectro, Mula feat Tittsworth & Dave Nada, plus a perreo mix by Bembona
What can be said about 2020 that already hasn’t been lamented ad nauseam? This COVID-19 saturated (cursed?) year is one... Read Article
PREMIÈRE: Julián Mayorga’s Latest Is A Neo-Merengue About a Voodoo Magpie
Since moving to Madrid six years ago it feels as if Colombia’s Julián Mayorga has been on a path to... Read Article
Simón Mejía Presents Monte: An Electronic Exploration Of Colombia’s Natural World
After more than a decade of continuous accomplishments as the founder of Bomba Estéreo, Simón Mejía has had a pretty... Read Article
‘The Divine Boys’: Toxic Masculinity and Privilege as the Roots of Violence
There is an age-old nature vs. nurture debate, but Laura Restrepo’s The Divine Boys makes a persuasive case to scrutinise... Read Article
Ghetto Kumbé
Ghetto Kumbé’s self-titled debut album is hypnotic, frantic and quite possibly unlike anything you’ve heard before. Caribbean house beats and... Read Article
An Inventory of My Life: PowerPaola on ‘Virus Tropical’ and Turning a Graphic Novel into a Film
[Lee en español aquí] PowerPaola is a Quito-born-Cali-raised artist, cartoonist, and writer. Her hit autobiographical graphic novel, Virus Tropical (2011),... Read Article
Un inventario de mi vida: PowerPaola sobre la adaptación cinematográfica de su novela gráfica Virus Tropical
[Click here for English] PowerPaola es una artista, historietista, y escritora ecuato-colombiana. Su autobiografía gráfica, Virus Tropical (2011), se convirtió... Read Article
REVIEW Meridian Brothers – Cumbia Siglo XXI
Colombia’s Meridian Brothers have something of a cult status, famed for their own unique take on a variety of Colombian... Read Article