REVIEW Various Artists – New Latam Beats From Peru
On a road that started with a Chile-focused edition, New Latam Beats are keeping the folk-meets-electronic scene in Latin America... Read Article
REVIEW Various Artists – Puro Tayta Shanti
Some years ago my friend Rick Omonte aka “Shaki” sat me down at his house and played some really mesmerizing... Read Article
Orieta Chrem Finds Inspiration in Inti Raymi and UK Bass On New Single
The Lima label Terror Negro has been graffitiing its name on the urban psyche of Peru’s capital for some years... Read Article
REVIEW Peru/Colombia Vinyl Reissue Round-Up (Cumbia Beat 3, Robert y su Banda, Los Revolucionarios)
Dedicated as they are to the production of lovingly packaged obscure musical curios from a bygone day, those diligent people... Read Article
Tribilin Sound, Bareto’s Rolo Gallardo, Dengue Dengue Dengue and Others Pay Tribute to Afro-Peruvian Legend on Proyecto Zambo
The African heritage of Peru is one´of many stories from the colonial centuries of transatlantic diasporas that is best told... Read Article
Dengue Dengue Dengue! to Make UK Debut at London’s Jazz Café on May 17th
This May, tropical bass duo Dengue Dengue Dengue! will head to London’s Jazz Café for their very first UK performance. Known for... 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
Cal Jader’s 10 Big Tunes of 2018
Few know better the freshest tunes coming out of Latin America than Cal Jader – one of the busiest tropical... Read Article
Best Albums of 2018
Time for our round-up of the best albums of the year and, as ever, the criteria remains the same. These... Read Article
Best Reissues of 2018
As well as the new sounds of Latin America, 2018 has also been a fine year for the reissuing of... Read Article