The Peaceful Resistance of La Puya in Guatemala continues despite threats and violence. In Central America, as in many other parts of the world today, communities are being thrust into life and death struggles up against powerful interests... Read Article
Latin America has the highest rates of gender-based violence in the world. And as we have seen globally, the COVID-19 pandemic has only worsened the situation. Six countries in the region (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Peru, El Salvador and... 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
The climate crisis has made life in many villages more precarious, leading some to risk joining an exodus. For the Indigenous Maya Ch’orti’ people of La Unión in eastern Guatemala, the daily struggle for water involves catching every... Read Article
The best Latin American films of 2021.
Mabe Fratti’s socked feet masterfully distort the notes ringing out from the cello between her legs, her toes turning dials and feeling for the pedals, as her fingers glide intuitively around the instrument’s neck. The three-piece similarly glide... Read Article
Jayro Bustamante’s powerful postcolonial supernatural fable unearths the repressed horrors of the Guatemalan conflict through the story of a young Mayan maid who joins the household of a genocidal general
The organic electronic music collective based in Antigua Guatemala, Mazukamba Beats, released its second compilation whose royalties will go to community conservation projects for the mangroves of the Guatemalan Pacific coast. Still unable to hold their monthly parties... Read Article
Three Latin American films have been awarded the top prizes at the 28th edition of the Sheffield DocFest (4-13 June 2021). Brazil’s Nũhũ Yãg Mũ Yõg Hãm: This Land Is Our Land!, directed by Isael Maxakali, Sueli Maxakali,... Read Article
Antigua Guatemala native Alex Hentze is an electronic musician that tilts more towards sound design than track production. Experimenting with expressionism and articulating moods, tones and colours which navigate a panoply of human emotion, Hentze is interested in... Read Article
In spite of the barrage of setbacks and postponements that hit the entertainment industry—and ultimately the forced revaluation of the future viability of theatrically-releasing titles in a world ravaged by a pandemic—movies that don’t entirely rely on box... Read Article
Looking through Best of 2020 lists over the past month or so and it becomes clear that ambient music, and what you might call ‘deep cuts’, have proved especially popular this year, their reviews normally containing comments like... Read Article
