New music: ‘Urgencia’ and ‘Salida’ by Miramar on Daptone Records
Miramar, the bolero side project from members of Richmond, Virginia, -based salseros Bio Ritmo, is not so much a side thing anymore–at... Read Article
Barbes Records
PREMIÈRE: Tucson-based Chicha Band XIXA Share Live Video Ahead of Album Release
Arizona is bringing some heavy chicha to you this winter! If you aren’t familiar, chicha is a Peruvian-styled cumbia that... Read Article
REVIEW Chico Trujillo – Reina De Todas Las Fiestas
Picture yourself in a rural Chilean Andean town, or even in the highlands of Mexico, it’s carnival season and you... 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
REVIEW Chico Trujillo – Gran Pecador
Sometimes I feel as if Chico Trujillo were a band born to alleviate the current lack of troubadours in contemporary... Read Article
REVIEW Chicha Libre – Canibalismo
If Pulp Fiction had been a South rather than North American production, there is no doubt it’s soundtrack would have... Read Article
MIXTAPE Roots of Chicha Mixtape
It seems like a while since we last featured chicha on the site, which is why we thought we’d bring... Read Article
REVIEW Nation Beat – Growing Stone
Growing Stone begins with the maracatu meets New Orleans energy of “Puxa O Boi”, which with it’s funky guitars comes... Read Article
Maracatu meets New Orleans on new Nation Beat album (MP3)
Nation Beat are a due based in the US who combine maracatu (and other rhythms from northeast Brazil) with styles... Read Article
Chico Trujillo: Bringing Chilean Cumbia to the Masses
Having recently played to an adorning mass at this years first Lollapalooza Festival in Santiago, Chile, nine-piece Chico Trujillo are... Read Article
Roots of Chicha Vinyl Release Party in NYC on July 21st
Two weeks ago we announced that Roots of Chicha would be released as a vinyl this month. Now, we have... Read Article
Roots of Chicha to be released on vinyl + new mixtape
Peruvian cumbia DJs rejoice! It has just been announced that Roots of Chicha will be released on vinyl by Barbés... Read Article