Soundway release compilation of classic Cartagena cumbia from Curro Fuentes
With every new Soundway Records release comes a new wave of great music to listen to. Cartagena! – subtitled Curro... Read Article
Colombian Music
From Bogota to Cali to Guapi
Lulacruza and Vincent Moon continue their journey across Colombia…
New Bomba Estereo EP featuring Pump Up The Jam cover released on iTunes
Bomba Estereo released their new digital EP Ponte Bomb on Tuesday 18th January. The EP features the group’s cover of... Read Article
Colombia’s Isa GT reaches final of Global Diesel Cup
DJ and Artist Isa Gt (Medellin, Colombia) has advanced to the Final in Diesel’s international music project Stupid for Music... Read Article
REVIEW Palenque Palenque: Champeta Criolla & Afro Roots in Colombia 1975-91
As any student of Columbian music will tell you, in the 1970 and 80s, the hot sound systems of Barranquilla... Read Article
Project to document Colombian music featuring Vincent Moon and Lulacruza is on the kickstarter trail
A possible upcoming project from French film-maker Vincent Moon and Colombian musical explorers Lulacruza aims to be “a travelling visual... Read Article
We have an impossible mission: An Interview with La Mojarra Electrica
La Mojarra Electrica are an extraordinary 12-piece band from Colombia, taking in the traditions of that countries coastal regions, musics... Read Article
REVIEW Systema Solar
This is a disc of two halves. Predominate throughout is the kind of Latin/reggae/hip-hop groove that Manu Chao is famous... Read Article
MIXTAPE Jelly Jazz — Cumbias, Tamboreras y Paseaitos Mixtape
Jelly Jazz have been running clubnights in England since 1992, starting off with a mix of soul, funk and jazz... Read Article
Colombian Electro Dub Pioneers Monareta to Release New Album
Monareta are set to release Fried Speakers on October 12th via Nacional Records. It’s the follow-up to the critically acclaimed... Read Article
Bomba Estereo — Pa’ Respirar & Cosita Rica
Surely one of the biggest success of the year Bomba Estereo have caused a massive stir in the UK, but... Read Article
Afro-Colombian Beats Forged in Steel: Sidestepper Releases The Buena Vibra Sound System
Usually there are just two places you can go to hear a five-hour, slammin’ DJ set of Afro-Colombian electronic-meets-roots dance... Read Article