“¡Barranquilla es la capital mundial de la mùsica africana!” (Barranquilla is the world capital of African music). If you ever have the chance to visit the city of Barranquilla on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, then there is a good... Read Article
If you’re a new, intermediate, or hardcore fan of Colombian music, you’ll enjoy Diablos del Ritmo: The Colombian Melting Pot 1960-1985 by the Frankfurt-based Analog Africa record label. The double CD is an anthology of – and tribute to... Read Article
On June 11th, Mais Um Discos will release A Curva Da Cintura, a brand new collaboration between Brazilian musicians Arnaldo Antunes and Edgard Scandurra, and Mali’s Toumani Diabaté. The album came out of a friendship established between the... Read Article
We like this mixtape a lot! This one is coming from The Big Space, a radio show airing on Louisiana’s Baton Rouge Community Radio. This mix is all about inter-relations, with music from Latin America, Africa and the... Read Article
It takes a certain level of self-confidence to name your band The Afro Beat Collective, as is the case with Puerto Rican drummer Henry Cole. Bracketing oneself under a particular musical style can be a risky move, one... Read Article
