Persistence, Perseverance and Doing What You Love: An Interview with No Te Va Gustar
Trying to describe Uruguay’s music scene at the turn of the 21st Century in simple terms is tricky, but perhaps... Read Article
REVIEW Plaza Francia Orchestra
Hearing how Plaza Francia have evolved in just over three years since their debut, A New Tango Song Book, is... Read Article
REVIEW Dengue Dengue Dengue – Semillero
“Semillero is music that moves souls, allows imaginations to flourish and the feet to follow”. As Pete Buckenham’s African-inspired electronic label On... Read Article
MIXTAPE Empresarios’ End Of Summer Mixtape
Summer might be winding down, but the Empresarios are still bringing their self-described “Tropicaliente” style to DC and beyond! This... Read Article
REVIEW Panchasila – S/T
Guillermo M. Cerredo and Juan Jose Calarco, two Argentinian producers from Buenos Aires, are definitely not your typical cumbia duo... Read Article
REVIEW Las Sombras – Crudo
After their successful debut, Las Sombras went straight back in to record their second studio album, Crudo. The band’s previous... Read Article
Ataw Allpa & DJ Nirso – Sonora Post Digital
Imagine a post-futuristic landscape. Post-digital if you dare. Melted at the excesses of human consumption; a plastic gloss amidst a... Read Article
Exotica’s Imagined Origins
From rum rhythms to savage sounds Erin Osmon maps the rise and fall of exotica. By the time Martin Denny’s... Read Article
Love and Music: 10 Essential Tracks from Maria Rita’s Family Tree
With Maria Rita set to play at London’s Union Chapel on Tuesday September 4th – her first visit to London... Read Article
REVIEW Huaira – Ñuka Shunku
Amidst this 10+ year long- and lingering- journey of (re)discovery of musical treasures from South America, we seem to have... Read Article
MIXTAPE Majoo Salguero y Ruffy’s ‘Ritmo En El Itsmo’ Central American Mixtape
We simply had to post this mix of tasty Central American sounds from Majoo Salguero and Ruffy. From two truly... Read Article