The Roots of Sonidos Raíces del Perú
In June we released one of our most ambitious projects to date, Sonidos Raíces del Perú, a collection of inventive... Read Article
EXCLUSIVE: Two Remixes of Novalima’s ‘Santero’
It gives us extreme alegría to present another S&C exclusive: this time it’s a pair of remixes of Novalima’s ‘Santero’, courtesy... Read Article
Native Instruments Present Two New Mini-Docs on Peru’s Digital Cumbia Scene As Part of Global Bass Series
Native Instruments today launched a new website for everything global bass. Titled Tropical Frequencies, the site has burst into full... Read Article
REVIEW Mala – Mirrors
Mala‘s latest sonic venture is an accomplished outing that delicately incorporates the sounds of traditional Peruvian music within his trademark... Read Article
Mala’s Latest Album Takes Inspiration From Peru
After heading to Cuba for inspiration on his last release (Mala In Cuba), dubstep originator and one half of Digital Mystikz... Read Article
Perú’s Chichamuffin Pioneers La Inédita Announce Summer US Tour
Peru’s La Inédita, whose sound takes in influences from reggae, raggamuffin, rock, electro and hip-hop, though which has been dubbed... Read Article
Cultural Memory in the Americas: Immemorial
Immemorial is a new film-in-the-making about the natural environments of the Americas and the cultural memory of its people. As... Read Article
The Quipu Project – Sterilised Women in Peru Raise Their Voices
In the 1990s, more than 270,000 women and 22,000 men were sterilised in Peru as part of a massive family... Read Article
EXCLUSIVE: Novalima’s ‘Tinkalamina’ remixed by Chris Annibell
Back in the halcyon days of late-2015, Peruvian electro-roots crew Novalima dropped their latest album, the globe-referencing Planetario. For our... Read Article
REVIEW Bareto – Impredecible
Bareto continue their steady road to being one of the most influential Peruvian bands of this decade. In contrast to many... Read Article
Best Albums of 2015
The criteria for our annual year-end list is simple: these are collectively our favourite South American albums of the year,... Read Article
REVIEW Olaya Sound System – Quién Es Quién
The roots of Peruvian music are inspiring fresh new fusions from fertile bands like Bareto, Pangolin Sound System and Chintatá.... Read Article