Legendary Bolivian songbird Luzmila Carpio gave an astonishing concert last Friday in La Paz’s Teatro Municipal, marvelling the crowd with a set of classic and new compositions. It was the third of three sold out shows to a... Read Article
Luzmila Carpio is a legendary indigenous Bolivian singer, famous for digging deep into Andean folklore in search of musical inspiration and as a way of resisting the tide of modernization that has come with ‘five centuries of colonization’.... Read Article
This past week ZZK Records most definitely dropped one of their most interesting releases yet, an EP paying homage to the great Bolivian folk singer Luzmila Carpio. For the release ZZK asked El Remolón, Captain Planet, Chancha Vía... Read Article
Wow! This is one of those mixtapes that really makes you sit up and take notice. Compiled by Frente Cumbieros’ Mario Galeano this is a real journey into 1960s psych, garage and rock ‘n’ roll from Perú, Bolivia... Read Article
The new release from Random Is Not Whatever is an intriguing mix of Bolivian folk and pop music from a new group called ¿Traes FlashH?? Comprising just two members, Valeria Moeller (Bolivia) and Gabo Navarro (Mexico), “La Medida”... Read Article
It seems to be happening more and more every time I turn on the radio: the latest pop single begins to play, a passionate voice sings a catchy melody over electronic noises and beats, and my voice unashamedly... Read Article
Random Is Not A Whatever are a rare thing, a record label from Bolivia. This year they’ve released a number of albums from Bolivian artists that are clearly influenced by both Latin American and international music but also... Read Article
Known as “the roof top of the world” due to its high elevation in the Andes mountains, Bolivia is a melting pot of indigenous and hybrid forms of music and cultural values. Although sixty percent of the country’s... Read Article
