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“When that April with its sweet showers…,” as waxed the poet Chaucer, with lyrical words to that effect. Indeed, when April cometh and music bubbles forth from all corners of the Latin world to add its sweet chimes... Read Article
Good grief! This job doesn’t get any easier. There’s so much to choose from and only one pair of ears to listen and two hands to bang out words on the keyboard. But I’m not complaining. I could... Read Article
Rapidly rising Tumaco star Verito Asprilla joins forces with one of the most recognised female powerhouses in Colombian music today, Li Saumet, on new release, “Apoteósica”.
As the month of March unfolds, the countdown to Estéreo Picnic 2024 intensifies, promising an unprecedented celebration of music and entertainment in Bogotá’s Parque Simón Bolívar. Since its inception in 2010, this festival has evolved from humble beginnings... Read Article
Not as many as usual for you this month, which isn’t to suggest a paucity of good new music, but more perhaps that I am getting on top of things – for once in my life. Or… maybe... Read Article
The leap year has leapt, the daffodils are in bloom and spring is in the air. It’s time once more to catch up on some singles from the wonderful world of Latin music. So shake off your winter... Read Article
Silvia Rothlisberger speaks to Ana Veydó, singer and band leader of Cimarrón, Colombia's game-changing joropo band doing things their own way and celebrating the genre's Afro and Indigenous roots.
Colombia’s Romperayo will be appearing at The Fox and Firkin, the London venue for Movimentos’ regular ¡Cumbia Mi Amor! shindig. The explosive group will fly in from Bogotá for the show at 9pm on the 8th March. Early... Read Article
Winter begone and banish thy chilly blues! Here are some timely singles to instil a glow of warmer climes within thee, gentle reader. (Sorry, I’ve been reading a biography of Jane Austen and the good woman’s prose has... Read Article
In the pulsating heartbeat of Colombian rap, Nelson E. Martínez stands as a luminary, reshaping the contours of the genre with each passing year. With a career spanning over a decade, the enigmatic artist known as N. Hardem... Read Article
Bonne année everyone. I trust the recent Yuletide festivities were happy, bright and gay. ‘T’is the season now to publish best of 2023 lists, so here is my contribution – with an addendum from our ‘marginal’ correspondent in... Read Article
I’ve broken the habit of my tenure here on Sounds and Colours by publishing my album round-up before the singles. What came over me? Perhaps it was the sheer volume of new singles that daunted me. Well, I’ve... Read Article
Quite liderally, a bumper batch for you this month; it must be getting near to Christmas. Pens and wish-lists poised please… Körinn Pierre-Fanfan: Rêver (Rozo Productions) I’ll start with this Guadeloupian singer’s second solo album, since I’ve been... Read Article
We recently had the honor of interviewing Damper Vergara, one half of breakout Afro-Colombian duo, Dawer x Damper. Nominated for their first Latin GRAMMY, to take place tomorrow in Sevilla, Spain, and renowned for their groundbreaking music that... Read Article
The documentary Together We Heal: Women, Art and Resistance tells the story of a group of women who have come together to heal their embodied suffering as predominantly Afro-Indigenous women who have been displaced. Grupo Artístico de Mujeres... Read Article
Guillermo Quintero’s contemplative second documentary Red River (Rio Rojo, France-Colombia, 2023) offers a quiet exploration of the intricate relationship between humanity and the environment, and the increasing imbalance caused by deforestation and tourism in remote areas. In this case, the... Read Article
An aloof migrant resists belonging until it confronts her one day, in the shape of a mysteriously large package on her doorstep, inexplicably containing her mother. Margarita García Robayo has a sure signature: direct language, dryly honest statements,... Read Article
Experimental short film Ode to the Papaya by Edward Heredia showcases the Spring/Summer 23 collection by London-based fashion brand, Anciela. Named after her grandparents Angel and Graciela, Anciela is the four-year-old brainchild of Colombian-Chilean creative director Jennifer Droguett... Read Article
Mexican by way of Oakland, Calif., rapper Chhoti Maa has a new track flexing her title of Queen while paying homage to a little known #powHERful Colombian vocalist named Nelly Chavez. “Reinota,” produced by Juan Diego Nieto “Jvanni”... Read Article
“Greetings, pop-pickers!” as Alan Freeman was given to disclaim (when he wasn’t too busy advertising Brentford Nylons). The prog-loving, pop-tastic Australian DJ might have struggled with this month’s pick of the pops from around the Latin world, but... Read Article
Once again the annual EXIB Ibero-American music showcase rolls into Portugal bringing some of the finest artists from Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula to Lisbon’s neighbouring city Setubal. From 19-21 October over 20 concerts represent some of... Read Article
US producer and multi-instrumentalist, Biomigrant, pairs up with one of the leading Tumaqueño Pacific-fusion bands on the scene right now, Plu Con Pla. A new take on fusing traditional Pacific forms with global electronics, ‘En Defense de Sus... Read Article
Two years ago, a significant addition to Bogotá’s thriving artistic spectrum emerged from the heart of the La Macarena neighbourhood – “Sesiones Macarena 360”. These inaugural live-recorded sessions brought together well known figures from Colombia’s music scene, including... Read Article
The Bogotá-based multi-instrumentalist and one of the main protagonists within the alternative Cumbia-fusion scene in the capital today, Felipe Orjuela has just released his first solo album. Here on Sounds and Colours we have an exclusive sneak preview... Read Article
