New Music: ‘Tormenta’ by Making Movies & Las Cafeteras
At a time in which there is outrage about treatment of children taken into United States custody at the Southwest border,... Read Article
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Lucas Santtana Channels Love and Carnival on New Single
Well, as it’s Valentine’s Day and as carnival has just finished across Latin America (well apart from a few after-parties... Read Article
A Espetacular Charanga do França Offer Up Brazilian Carnival Music With A Twist
For a different taste of Brazilian carnival you can’t do better than A Espetacular Charanga do França, a bloco set-up... Read Article
Colectro Celebrate Afro-Colombian Folklore in New Video
A new music video by Colombia’s Colectro pays homage to one of popular characters and dances seen each year at Carnaval— el... Read Article
7 Carnival Classics from Uruguay
The Uruguayan Carnival, apparently the longest in the world, is a month and a bit marathon of riotous satire, fiercely... Read Article
EXCLUSIVE: Dom La Nena’s ‘Batuque’ Remix
With carnival season in full swing, there can be nothing better than yet another Sounds and Colours exclusive, this time... Read Article
Economic Crisis and Zika Virus Threaten Carnival But Not Creativity
Think carnival and outlandish costumes, blaring samba beats and frenetic crowds under the blazing sunshine will probably spring to mind.... Read Article
Carnabarro Offers An Alternative Carnival in a Brazil Affected By Economic Crisis
Brazilian cities are losing their wildest annual extended weekend due to a huge dip in the national economy. Cities from... Read Article
‘Noche de velitas’ in Colombia & new mixes from Barranquilla’s Todomono
Ask any Colombian, and they’ll tell you there’s nothing as beautiful as the tradition of noche de velitas (night of the... Read Article
Frikstailers Release New Single “Woranait” (Free D/L)
Frikstailers are on a roll. After the recent successes of their En Son De Paz album and Crop Circles EP,... Read Article
Pure Tropical Sounds from Barranquilla’s Emje Rose
If there was ever a genre called “tropical indie” then Emje Rose would be its leading practitioner. The young singer/songwriter... Read Article
New Video: ‘El Freaky Sound’ by El Freaky Colectivo feat. Supa Hype & Tanto Blacks
It dawned on me recently that I’ll never know what it’s like to make a stadium full of people dance. Thankfully, a new video by... Read Article