REVIEW Polo Montañez – Guajiro Natural / Guitarra Mia
The music of Polo Montañez is back in circulation after almost 15 years, thanks to LusAfrica’s reissue of his two... Read Article
Brazilian Music Reissue Round-Up (Azymuth, Tom Zé, Trio Mocotó, Deodato, Cesar Mariano & Cia, Ronald Mesquita)
The UK’s two leading sources of Brazilian music, Mr. Bongo and Far Out Recordings, have been busy in the vaults... Read Article
PREMIÈRE: Discover Leda Valladares Tribute On This Special El Remolón Mixtape
When you revisit an iconic artist from a genre like folklore, there is an extensive trip where you follow divergent... Read Article
Vinyl Lovers: Don Alirio, Taking the Caribbean Coast to Medellín
While I was investigating vinyl culture in Barranquilla, a friend of mine told me that a costeño was now living in... Read Article
Carolina Aráoz Visits Peru’s Los Shapish Saxophone Festival, Empowers Local Girls to Become Musicians in this Male-Dominated Festival
On every 3rd May (Cruz de Mayo) the town of Chupaca in Peru’s Junín region is taken over by saxophones.... Read Article
REVIEW El Comité – Y Qué!? (So What)
Here’s another fine Cuban jazz pianist to get into… Harold Lopez-Nussa was featured on Gilles Peterson’s Havana Cultura project. Here,... Read Article
REVIEW ؟Que Vola? – ؟Que Vola?
Any new release on the classy French No Format label is going to be at the very least interesting and... Read Article
REVIEW Totó La Momposina – Oyé Manita
Oye Manita is a glance at post-colonial musical resistance courtesy of Colombia’s legendary singer Totó La Momposina. Her voice is... Read Article
Continuing The Neo-Tropical Revolution: An Interview with La Sonora Mazurén
For two musicians well-accustomed to fronting a psychotropic outpouring of vigour, one would be hard pushed to meet a pair... Read Article