It is so refreshing when artists and producers you’ve written about in the past join forces to gift us something new and different. That’s exactly what Captain Planet has done by getting in the musical kitchen with Brooklyn-via-Brazil’s... Read Article
Three years after releasing his collaborative album with singer Chico Mann, DJ/producer Captain Planet (real name Charlie Wilder) has a whole new record of tunes for us. NO VISA, out on the 26th of June via Brooklyn-based label... 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
There are many musical gems that began via college and/or independent radio, and the collaboration between Chico Mann and Captain Planet is one such story. The pair, who are set to set to drop their debut album, Night Visions, via... Read Article
According to oral histories, Magín Díaz has composed some of Colombia’s most famous folk songs. Songs that generations of Colombians know and love. Songs that have since been reinterpreted by big names like Carlos Vives and Totó la... Read Article
For the latest S&C exclusive from our friends at Wonderwheel Recordings, two of our favourite artists share the stage. You should by now be very familiar with Peru’s Novalima, whose clubby electro grooves merge with traditional coastal afro-rhythms to... Read Article
Here is Movimientos’ main man DJ Cal Jader to present ten of his sure-fire Latin dance floor heaters from 2016, as well as an extended Tropicalista mix featuring a wider selection of choice cuts from the year. As well... Read Article
It seems like a monster task to update Fania classics for a new audience, but the legendary label was able to knock it out of the park by teaming up with global bass DJ crew Calentura for a compilation of remixed tracks from the... 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
On his latest mixtape Andrés Digital has moved from the cumbia of his Conjunto Terrestrial release to the Pacific sounds of the marimba, while still keeping the heady bass sounds that are always a big part of whatever... Read Article
Following hot on the heels of our Best Albums of 2014 we present to you a playlist featuring some of our favourite tracks of the year. Many of these also feature in our Best Albums list but there... Read Article
