New Nicola Cruz Album ‘Siku’ Available for Pre-Order; Two Preview Tracks Released
Nicola Cruz has announced his much-anticipated follow-up to Prender El Alma and the initial signs are that this is an even... Read Article
Life In The Tropics and Movie-Making in Ecuador: An Interview with Sebastián Cordero
Ecuadorian film-maker Sebastián Cordero‘s latest movie, Sin Muertos No Hay Carnaval (English title: Such Is Life In The Tropics), first... Read Article
Ataw Allpa & DJ Nirso – Sonora Post Digital
Imagine a post-futuristic landscape. Post-digital if you dare. Melted at the excesses of human consumption; a plastic gloss amidst a... Read Article
REVIEW Huaira – Ñuka Shunku
Amidst this 10+ year long- and lingering- journey of (re)discovery of musical treasures from South America, we seem to have... Read Article
Support Quixosis In Bringing Lost Ecuadorian Folk and Indigenous Music Back To Life
When Daniel Lofredo Rota (aka Quixosis) found a horde of tapes among his estranged grandfather’s possessions after he had passed... Read Article
Soaking Musical Knowledge With Roots: An Interview with El Viejo Hombre de los Andes (+ EXCLUSIVE NEW VIDEO)
El Viejo Hombre de los Andes is one of the revelatory artists released last year by AYA (ZZK Records’ sister label).... Read Article
In Ecuador, a Sexual Narrative Reversed
In most countries in Latin America, members of the LGTBQ community tend to gravitate to cities as they more gay... Read Article
Best Albums of 2017
If you’ve been following Sounds and Colours since the start you’ll know that we started off by focusing on South... Read Article
Margaret Garcia Meets Oswaldo Guayasamín: A De-colonial Experience
Enthusiasm and vivid memories seep across with joy from Chicana Artist Margaret Garcia as I sat in her colourful studio... Read Article
PREMIÈRE: Latest Video from Rio Mira, Exploring African Heritage of Colombia and Ecuador’s Pacific Coast
The southern Pacific region of Colombia and Ecuador’s Esmeraldas province may be separated by a border, but it hasn’t affected... Read Article