Que Pasa Colombia is the name of a brand new documentary from film-makers Olivier Hoffschir and Thomas Petitberghien. It’s focus is the very same music scene that we fell in love with in Colombia, the musicians who are... Read Article
How could we not feature this mix on Sounds and Colours? Pedrolito Radioglobal, who has furnished us with fine selections of Peruvian grooves and cumbia in the past, has now come up trumps with this gem focusing on... Read Article
With some splendidly loopy album artwork and the lofty pedigree of the musicians involved, I had high hopes for Armadillo’s Es Posible album, a recent collaboration between Colombians Diego Maldonado and Mauricio Álvarez. As one half of Bogota... Read Article
You’ve probably heard Mauricio Alvarez’s project, Cero39, before. He’s churned out remixes for a lot of the cumbia digital heavy hitters, from Colombia’s own Bomba Estéreo and Lido Pimienta, to ZZK greats Fauna. Now we get to hear... Read Article
One of the most interesting groups coming out of Colombia’s nueva cumbia scene is undoubtedly Frente Cumbiero. So far they have released a 7″ on Brooklyn’s Names You Can Trust record label and a collaborative album with Mad... Read Article
