Mexico has been a cultural dynamo, welcoming and nurturing artists from the Latin world and beyond, drawn to its ever-expanding and always-experimenting cultural sphere. The names are exhaustive: Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Tina Modotti, Chavela Vargas, Luis Buñuel, Roberto... Read Article
To celebrate Peruvian Independence Day we are very happy to bring you a new mixtape from one of our frequent collaborators, French music researcher and DJ Boebis. This latest mixtape seems him delve deep into Afro-Peru with tracks by... Read Article
Already known by many as one of the best kept secrets of the tropical bass underground network. the proud Peruvian producer born Alvaro Ernesto goes by his global double agent moniker Tribilin Sound. Under this name you can... Read Article
Colombia has seen its fair share of folkloric fusion over the past few decades, providing a revised version of traditional melodies from the Atlantic coast to the cordillera of the Andes mountains. This was prior to the impressive... Read Article
Best known as the singer with Canadian ensemble Pacifika, Silvana Kane has given free rein to her Latin American roots on debut album La Jardinera, specifically channelling the nueva canción spirit of Mercedes Sosa and Violeta Parra. Born... Read Article
Kali Mutsa caused something of a storm with her song “Tunupa” earlier this year. As an introduction to an artist you couldn’t ask for a song with more intrigue, that would leave the listener with really no idea... Read Article
Afrodiaspora is a glory from start to finish, and suggest that we should make sure that we listen to every new Susana Baca on release each year because, more likely than not, it will be worth it!
I arrived in LAX [Los Angeles International Airport] from Jorge Chaves International in 1991. I brought with me my tapes of Eva Ayllon and some of Arturo Cabero. The music I was taking with me was a symbol... Read Article
Following on from their Peña series of new Afro-Peruvian music, on May 25th Secret Stash Records will be releasing Rhythms of Black Peru, a compilation of classic Afro-Peruvian music, sourced straight from the vinyl. The compilation will include... Read Article
Peña is a mix of instrumental and sung Afro-Peruvian standards, interpreted by musicians with a variety of backgrounds. It’s the brainchild of Eric Foss and Cory Wong, owners of Secret Stash Records, a label founded in 2009 which... Read Article
Susana Baca shot to international fame with the release of Afro-Peruvian Classics: Soul of Black Peru, a collection of Afro-Peruvian songs released in 1995 by Luaka Bop, of which Susana’s rendition of “Maria Lando” was one of the... Read Article
We thought it was about time we celebrated South America as one, bringing together some of the artists and styles we’ve featured so far on the site, and that we still have to look forward to. We’ve chosen... Read Article
