On Our Radar: Skeptic, Cimafunk, Ghetto Kumbé, University of Tropical Sound & New Music by Natalia Clavier
On our radar this week is meaningful music from a Puerto Rican artist affected by Hurricane Maria, a forward-thinking rapper... Read Article
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Balancing The Light and Dark: Aterciopelados Discuss New Album and Roles as Latin American Spokespeople
There’s been a ten-year gap between Rio, Aterciopelados’ most political studio album, and their latest release Claroscura. The world has has changed... Read Article
New Music: Presenting Medellín’s ‘Hello Yak’
Colombia. That well-known meeting point of rockabilly and country, where surf and swing music play out to a big band... Read Article
The Colombian Independent Labels Putting Cultural Preservation At The Heart of Making Music
“I continue because well, it’s what I do. I could be totally ‘out of business’, without even a peso. That... Read Article
New Music Video: ‘To My Love (Tainy Remix)’ by Bomba Estereo
A remix of Bomba Estereo‘s “To My Love” by Puerto Rican reggaeton producer Tainy is a gift to the band’s... Read Article
BRIC: A Space in Brooklyn to Open Borders
While we share tons of news about upcoming or past concerts on these digital pages, rarely do we get into... Read Article
10 Female Producers Redefining Latin American Electronic Music
It’s thought that the dance floor is a diverse and inclusive space. That’s what they say in songs and magazines,... Read Article
Latest Video from Colombian Electronic Duo Mitú Is Anything But Conventional
Electronic duo Mitú have had their music described in many ways; yet if there was one word rarely attributed to... Read Article
‘En Orbita:’ The New Album by NYC’s Dilemastronauta y La Tripulación Cósmica
Dilemastronauta y La Tripulación Cósmica‘s new album En Orbita is sure to transport fans of psychedelic, Afro-Colombian inspired electronica to another... Read Article
Bomba Estereo’s Simón Mejía on their Remix of Arcade Fire’s ‘Everything Now’
Bomba Estereo, the Colombian duo formed by Li Saumet (vocals) and Simón Mejía (bass/synths), keep doing the unexpected. Throughout their... Read Article
New video: ‘No Regreso’ by NYC’s Combo Chimbita
A new video by Combo Chimbita, a quartet whose explosive brand of “tropical futurism” has been lighting up venues in the... Read Article
Magín Díaz, Legendary Folk Singer from Colombia, Dead at 95
Magín Díaz, who fell ill while in Las Vegas for the Latin Grammys in which he was nominated on his... Read Article