There can be no doubt that the marimba has emerged as an instrument of note in Latin America, though this can be largely put down to the increased interesting in Afro-Latin music from the Pacific coast of Colombia,... Read Article
This October, Cali will host its 10th annual World Salsa Festival, and I wonder if any teams will showcase some salsa choke moves during the competitions. Salsa choke is a genre mixing Afro-based rhythms and traditional salsa with... Read Article
One of our favorite costeño artists/activists, Systema Solar, have debuted a new video for their track, “Yo Voy Ganao,” a single off their album, La Ravancha del Burro. The colourful video, filmed in beautiful coastal town of Taganga, which sits above... Read Article
Yes, it’s that time of the year again, when fans of good Latino sound, artists, and avid summer concert goers co-mingle with us lowly music journalists in our ill-fated decision to forgo sleep and throw logic out the... Read Article
It’s been a while since we featured Choc Quib Town on this here website and their latest video was the only excuse we needed to sort out that little dilemma. “Uh La La” is the fourth single off... Read Article
Sidestepper are pioneers in mixing Colombian rhythms with electronic music, releasing five albums and a Best Of since 1997, and in doing so setting a template for bands like Bomba Estereo and Papaya Republik to follow. The group... Read Article
Today is El Día Nacional de la Afrocolombianidad in Colombia, which essentially means National Afro-Colombian Day (May 21st was chosen as it’s also the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development). To celebrate Afro-Colombian culture we’ve... Read Article
Música Pacifica is officially on the rise. The sound of Colombia’s Pacific coast is gaining new fans around the world with the global bass community trying their hand at the style. Their contributions, as well as those from... Read Article
Here’s a bit of a special set from El Suizo aka Christoph H. Müller aka half of The Gotan Project in which he reconstructs a mix he originally played live at Ya Basta Festibal in Paris on October... Read Article
Last week we brought you the best new music from Brazil. This week, it’s Colombia’s turn and we have an exclusive mix from Caballito mixing the latest electro-cumbia and tropical bass coming out of the country.
There was something about the garish packaging and over-the-top hyperbole surrounding this CD that made me think I was not going to like the CD. In truth, the packaging probably fits the music, all day-glo, visceral charms, so... Read Article
Our end-of-year coverage starts here with the first half of our favourite albums of 2010. Unlike the normal lists of Best Latin American albums of the year (which are mainly a selection of songs from Cuba and Mexico,... Read Article
