MIXTAPE CON ALMA 19: Astralles
Growing up close to her city’s effervescent club scene, São Paulo’s Astralles has worked her way from the fringes to... Read Article
MIXTAPE DANZ ON 10: Tessuto
It’s no overstatement to claim that Paulo Tessuto is responsible for much of São Paulo’s incomparably colourful, boundary-pushing electronic music... Read Article
Catártica Animal Torches the Patriarchy with Cumbia-Infused Track, ‘Arde’
Feminist pain and anger are repurposed in the new track “Arde” from Chilean artist Catártica Animal. “Arde” (Burn) is a... Read Article
Terror Negro Encapsulate Latin Club Diversity on ‘Ilegal Internacional’ Compilation
Released at the end of 2020, the latest instalment from Terror Negro, is a communion between the most familiar faces... Read Article
REVIEW Gerry Weil – The Message
If the name Gerry Weil doesn’t sound Venezuelan, that’s because he’s Austrian. Indeed he looked at the time like a... Read Article
Sounds of Mexico #3
A new year begins, full of music and with everything we learnt in 2020, I think we can get a... Read Article
PREMIÈRE: Lulina & Hurso – Joanete Clair
“It’s the soundtrack to a bar on the Olinda seashore, in the 80s”. Lulina, charged with a warm nostalgia, is... Read Article
MIXTAPE CON ALMA 18: Josh FB
Sometimes, on a Monday morning, to get the blood pumping, a good sing-a-long is required. When the week that stretches... Read Article
Mexican Institute of Sound Give Run The Jewels a Cumbia Makeover
Pioneering Mexican electronic project Mexican Institute of Sound, the brainchild of Camilo Lara, have dropped an official remix of “Ooh... Read Article
MIXTAPE RARO 09: Ananda
Linchpin of her local scene, Rio de Janeiro’s veritable rave queen, Ananda has found her musical home in the Carioca... Read Article
Jewish Sounds in Afro-Brazilian Temples
Brazilian religion Umbanda pairs every respectable spirit with an invocation song. In my field research of ceremonies at Umbanda terreiros... Read Article
Break It All: A Revival of Latin American Rock
Netflix six-part documentary series Break It All (Rompan Todo) has revived all the music that was, as a Colombian born... Read Article