In our second instalment of Nunca Tarde, a round-up of great albums from the past couple of months, we’ve got some essential new releases from Brazil, Peru, Mexico and the wonderful Latin American diaspora. No quality album is... Read Article
This article was first published on Foreign Policy in Focus and republished courtesty of Latin American Bureau. You can read the original here. Historically, pandemics have forced humans to break with the past and imagine their world anew. This... Read Article
“July, July, July, July/July, oh me oh me oh my…” Billy Paul, wasn’t it? On that profound note, here are some new singles and EPs in the hope that they’ll ramp up the fun all summer long. Kaleema... Read Article
How far would you travel to get a vinyl record? How much would you risk to get your hands on music that no-one else knows? Would you put that desire over your own wellbeing? These are the questions... Read Article
Sheffield DocFest returns for its 29th edition from 23-28 June in Sheffield and online, and features a number of Latin American documentaries under new Head of Programmes, Raul Niño Zambrano.
The S&C writers have been tasked once more with picking out some of their favourite new songs, and here is what they came up with, a diverse grab bag of new sounds from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Mexico... Read Article
This short documentary directed by Juan Carlos Rulfo and executive produced by Gael Garcia Bernal, beautifully tells the story of Lorena Ramírez, a Mexican long-distance runner of Tarahumara origin (also called Rarámuri) who surprised her compatriots (and the... Read Article
The sister duo recovering the original spirit of the ranchera, and proving that folkways ultimately remain in the hands of the people.
The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) annual international film festival, Frames of Representation (FoR22) returns to London for its seventh edition this 5-12 May and will feature 14 films from four continents including three Latin American films. Dedicated to... Read Article
From magical realism and first-person fever dream-like novels to fascinating true crime non-fiction, these are five of the best books written by female Latin American Authors that have been published in recent months. Our recommendations include the new... Read Article
If there’s one thing in life more thrilling to a music lover than discovering a new artist, it’s surely the discovery of a whole new genre. The Analog Africa label seems to make a habit of unearthing them.... Read Article
Prayers for the Stolen (Noche de fuego, 2021) is a Mexican drama directed by Tatiana Huezo, based on a book by Jennifer Clement of the same title. This is the first narrative feature for documentary maker Huezo, and in... Read Article
