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.
Pioneering sound artist Tamara Montenegro is better known under her nom de plume NAOBA. For over a decade, the Nicaraguan producer, singer and DJ (and namesake of Lake Nicaragua’s Ometepe Island natives), has been leading the organic downtempo,... Read Article
2020 has been a great year for underground Central American music, with the latest edition in Shika Shika’s Guide to Birdsong heading to the region, Mazukumba releasing their eye-opening Savia compilation and Gustavo Gómez offering an in-depth account... Read Article
Back in 2015, A Guide to the Birdsong of South America was released, featuring artists of the calibre of Dengue Dengue Dengue and a narrator who sounded suspiciously like the Shakespearian actor and former Doctor Who, Tom Baker.... Read Article
Coronavirus is continuing to turn the world upside down. Most of the Latin American continent is now under strict orders to stay at home in an urgent attempt the curb the spike in the virus, preventing COVID-19 from... Read Article
It’s so nice to see this project finally have a release date. Back in August last year El Búho and the Shika Shika collective launched a fundraiser for another edition of their birdsong project, this time focusing on... Read Article
We simply had to post this mix of tasty Central American sounds from Majoo Salguero and Ruffy. From two truly dedicated crate diggers, this is a mix full of glorious tropical rhythms from across Central America, taking in... Read Article
Rubén Darío is highly regarded in Latin history as the father of modernism. It is to say, becoming a man of all sorts did not start with being born Felix Ruben Garcia Sarmiento but when he began his... Read Article
