Colombia’s Animales Blancos have been on our radar for some time, winning the prestigious prize of 19th Best Album of 2013 according to that year’s S&C poll. Andrés Gualdrón’s psychedelic-folk-cumbia project now returns with new track ‘El Aguijón’,... Read Article
This is the first of a series of podcasts I’ll be doing of Ibero-American music that I’ve seen live while touring through Latin America with my band, Animales Blancos. Also, I’ll review most of the best Latin American... Read Article
There is little doubt that it has been a great year for South American music. The proof of that can be found in how hard it was for us to select just 20 albums as representing the cream... Read Article
The title of the latest Andrés Gualdrón y los Animales Blancos record says it all: it’s a two-headed deer. This record is dense, noisy and, well, strange. I have to admit right off the bat that I am... Read Article
We realise that we keep banging on about new Colombian music but there is really something special happening in the country’s music scene at the moment. This is reflected in a new compilation, ¡Goza Con El Láser!, compiled... Read Article
On Saturday 23rd March we’ll be holding a special party in Matik-Matik – Bogotá’s finest experimental music venue – to celebrate the launch of our Sounds and Colours Colombia book. For the night, we have invited some of... Read Article
This week we officially released our Colombia book and CD, a project devoted to sharing the amazing music and culture of Colombia. The book contains 198 pages of articles, illustrations and photos by contributors from Colombia, Europe, North... Read Article
This Friday one of our favourite Colombian bands, Meridian Brothers, will be officially launching their album VII in Bogotá. For anyone in Colombia it’s set to be a great night with support from Andrés Gualdrón y Los Animales... Read Article
Great live video here of Bogotá group Andrés Gualdrón y Los Animales Blancos, recorded as part of the Radio Pachone sessions. The clip features a number of songs taken from the group’s self-titled debut album, which you can... Read Article
