Anguelique Kidjo is at it again with her latest album Celia, in which just like last year’s reimagining of the Talking Heads’ Remain In Light, Kidjo gives Celia Cruz’ music an Afrobeat makeover. In her tribute album to... Read Article
From the first scene Últimos Días en la Habana (Last Days in Havana) begins with a visual Cuban identity, starting with the sound of washing dishes and running water juxtaposed with a TV news report on the public health... Read Article
Few artists have been as responsible for elevating the folk music of Colombia’s Caribbean coast – and in particular cumbia – to the world stage as Totó La Momposina. Born in 1940 to a musical family, Totó loved singing and... Read Article
While United States President Barack Obama was making global headlines seated next to Cuban President Raul Castro at a baseball game at Havana’s Estadio LatinoAmericano, one of the island’s most promising Latin jazz talents was getting ready for... 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
We listen to classic songs of the Fania record label all the time, so we had to share these two covers by two of our favorite Latin American bands in the States. Miami’s Elastic Bond (check out this... Read Article
We asked Movimientos’ Cal Jader – a man at the heart of London’s Latin American music scene – to pick out 10 of his favourite tracks of the year, and boy has he delivered. It’s a selection that... Read Article
Every now and again, I stumble upon a mixtape so good, I feel the need to shout it from a mountaintop. This month, that mix is by Chorizo Funk, a member of the Austin, Tx., -based Peligrosa crew.... Read Article
On this new mix from K. Sabroso, the Indianapolis DJ and producer shows once more his credentials in mixing new and old Latin sounds. In particular our ears perked up at the sound of new Colombian electro/champeta groups... Read Article
A revolutionary mix for you all this Friday featuring a mix of guajira, guaguanco, guaracha, son, cumbia, rumba, bomba, condombe, merengue, salsa, Latin jazz, Latin soul, Latin funk and any other word with Latin stuck in front of... Read Article
Gloria “Queen of Latin Pop” Estefan is preparing to become a fixture in UK households thanks to an upcoming seven-part series on BBC Radio 2 looking at Latin music. The series starts on Thursday 3rd November and is... Read Article
The latest musical gem from legendary producer Joaquin “Joe” Claussell is the delicious double CD, Hammock House Africa Caribe – released on May 17 (May 30 in the UK) by the infamous Fania Records.
