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Arizona is bringing some heavy chicha to you this winter! If you aren’t familiar, chicha is a Peruvian-styled cumbia that... Read Article

By Jacob Lassar 06 January, 2016

Picture yourself in a rural Chilean Andean town, or even in the highlands of Mexico, it’s carnival season and you... Read Article

By David Bugueño 10 November, 2015

The roots of Peruvian music are inspiring fresh new fusions from fertile bands like Bareto, Pangolin Sound System and Chintatá.... Read Article

By Amaya Garcia 27 August, 2013

Sometimes I feel as if Chico Trujillo were a band born to alleviate the current lack of troubadours in contemporary... Read Article

By Nick MacWilliam 08 May, 2012

If Pulp Fiction had been a South rather than North American production, there is no doubt it’s soundtrack would have... Read Article

By Russ Slater 30 September, 2011

It seems like a while since we last featured chicha on the site, which is why we thought we’d bring... Read Article

By Russ Slater 13 September, 2011

Growing Stone begins with the maracatu meets New Orleans energy of “Puxa O Boi”, which with it’s funky guitars comes... Read Article

By Juan Data 08 May, 2011

I would never have believed it if six years ago somebody told me that Peruvian psychedelic cumbia, also known as... Read Article