Another Carnaval of Barranquilla has come and gone, but a new song by Colombia’s Bomba Estereo and Systema Solar keeps the party going. The lyrics of “Carnavalera” focus on the joy, diversity, community and powerful energy of South... Read Article
Bogotá’s Festival Estéreo Picnic has become one of the top players on the festival circuit when it comes to putting together the planet’s biggest acts along with the most on-trend local artists, and not to mention a good... Read Article
Crystal Fighters, the English-Spanish electronic music band based in London, have dropped a new album full of collaborations, and, among them, a track with Colombia’s Bomba Estéreo. “Goin’ Harder,” featuring Li Saumet rapping in Spanish (Spanglish?) about being... Read Article
The Latin Alternative, the United States’ first nationally syndicated public radio show specializing in Latin indie, rock, urban, funk, electronic and tropical music, celebrates the airing of its 300th episode on the 1st of March (and airing all... Read Article
Mitú is a Colombian project born several years ago in the brilliant mind of multi-instrumentalist Julian Salazar. Although the concept of the project was inspired by Julian’s visit to the jungle when he was still a teenager, it... Read Article
The final stages of World Cup 2018 are now upon us with the Semi Finals starting tonight and as there are no Latin American sides at this stage in the tournament we figured we needed to show some... Read Article
The tracks are hitting think and fast this summer so we figured we’d put together a YouTube playlist of some of our favourite songs and videos of the past few months. It’s a real cocktail of sounds and... Read Article
Javiera Mena‘s new single “Intuición” sees Mena evolving her synth-laden pop to take on tropical rhythms, an influence strengthened by the production assistance of Pablo Díaz-Reixa (Spanish tropicália-electro artist El Guincho). Bomba Estereo’s Li Saumet features as guest... Read Article
It’s been quite a while since we’ve been fortunate enough to get a new mixtape by New York City’s Uproot Andy. Well, luck is on our side, as he’s teamed up with fashion brand Studio 189 to release... Read Article
After dropping his Top 10 Tunes of 2017 and the first part of his Best of 2017 Mixtape, Cal Jader is back to finish the job with the second part of his rundown on the best Latin beats... Read Article
Bomba Estereo, the Colombian duo formed by Li Saumet (vocals) and Simón Mejía (bass/synths), keep doing the unexpected. Throughout their career, they’ve pushed the limits of standard musical genres in Colombia and beyond with their signature style of... Read Article
Bomba Estéreo have teamed up with Danish director Torben Kjelstrup for the new video for “Internacionales”, the latest single off their acclaimed new album Ayo. The band have previously worked with Kjelstrup on the video for ‘Soy Yo’, which... Read Article
