At least 14 people dead and over 1,400 detained, a state of emergency in 11 of the country’s 16 regions and major cities under curfew (some starting at 6pm) is a summary of what’s currently going on in... Read Article
Time for our round-up of the best albums of the year and, as ever, the criteria remains the same. These are the albums by Latin American and Latin American-descendant artists that we think are the best of the... Read Article
In 2016, Alex Anwandter underwent a brutal examination of Chile on his album Amiga, with songs that chronicled the aftershocks of the dictatorship, and that were critical of the homophobia and injustice present in his homeland. Fusing disco-beats... Read Article
Unlike last year, when local artist Gepe headlined Chile’s largest festival, this year’s Lollapalooza Chile saw local artists billed less prominently on the line-up, which featured major international acts such as The Strokes, The XX, and Metallica. The... Read Article
The votes have been collected and now we’re ready to divulge our favourite Latin American albums of the year. As usual, it’s an eclectic mix, with pop, electronic, afrobeat, rock, folk, tropical bass, punk, hip-ho, cumbia and avant-garde artists... Read Article
It may have been released all the way back in those bucolic days of 2011, but Chilean electro-popster Alex Anwandter’s Rebeldes album is still going strong. The new single is the album title track and a typically-energetic burst of... Read Article
Fede Cabral’s record Sí is definitely a pleaser for anyone with strong pop sensibilities. Like any good pop record it’s short and sweet, with the first song, a charming, melodic and catchy tune called “Ahora No Lo Sé”,... Read Article
It’s that time of the year again in New York, where fans of the very fluid Alt Latin music scene can find a show just about every night in the Big Apple thanks to the Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC).
He might have only recently released the Alex & Daniel album with Gepe but Alex Anwandter is back on his own solo trajectory. The Chilean popster’s new ‘Tormenta’ video was made with director Álvaro Aponte in a rowing... Read Article
Santiago’s indy-electro-pop crossover zone has provided Chile with a lot of upbeat, energetic music in recent times and a new record unites two of the scene’s kingpins in a first-time collaboration. Alex & Daniel brings together frisky hipster... Read Article
It’s that time of the year again when we select some of our favourite releases from the last year, albums either made by South Americans or suitably inspired by South American music as to be deemed worthy of... Read Article
On an extremely sunny Sunday afternoon Alex Anwandter – fresh from his performance at one of San Juan, Puerto Rico’s alternative concert venues – sat down with Sounds and Colours in a quaint café in Santurce. As with... Read Article
