REVIEW Mariachi Herencia de México – Herencia de la Tierra Mia
Mariachi is popularly known abroad as demi-monde taverna music, providing succor or battle fuel for wronged lovers, or the province... Read Article
REVIEW X500
Following the touching and action-packed La Playa D.C. (2012), former Colombian National University student, Juan Andres Arango, returns to present... Read Article
New Music: ‘Tormenta’ by Making Movies & Las Cafeteras
At a time in which there is outrage about treatment of children taken into United States custody at the Southwest border,... Read Article
Natalia Lafourcade to Play North American Tour, and Then, a Well-deserved Break
Singer-songwriter Natalia Lafourcade will embark on a massive North American tour starting May 2018 through the end of June, including a... Read Article
REVIEW Los Adioses
I was predisposed to enjoy Los Adioses, Natalia Beristáin’s biopic about ‘mid-century modern’ Mexican feminist writer Rosario Castellanos. That the... Read Article
New Music: ‘Debilidad’ by Mexico’s Centavrvs
Centavrvs is a musical project born in Mexico’s capital that mixes regional music with electronic beats. Latin Grammy nominees in... Read Article
REVIEW Sonido Gallo Negro – Mambo Cósmico
When the current renaissance in cumbia got rolling in European about 18 years ago it was natural that its Peruvian... Read Article
MIXTAPE Coco Maria’s Noche de Luna en Jalapa Mix
When Coco Maria sent us this mix we knew instantly this was going to be special. Nostalgia is an important... Read Article
10 Female Producers Redefining Latin American Electronic Music
It’s thought that the dance floor is a diverse and inclusive space. That’s what they say in songs and magazines,... Read Article
Queen of Monterrey’s Underground ‘Perreo’ Reggaeton Any Geim Released First Single
Right now in Mexico reggaeton is a social phenomenon. The music is everywhere: radio, TV, clubs, etc., etc. It’s listened... Read Article
Talking Poetry, Surrealism and Collecting Rubbish with Mexican Film-Maker Michel Lipkes
In his latest film Extraño pero verdadura (Strange But True, 2017), Michel Lipkes tells the story of two young lovers,... Read Article
Against the Wall: A Political Critique by Pedro Rios Martinez
When I first met Pedro Rios Martinez I did not realise we would soon be engaged in a deep conversation... Read Article