Born in Paris, raised in Peru, DJ, producer and label-boss Deltatron has been a leading figure in Latinx urban music scenes for over a decade. His label Terror Negro is a self-appointed haven for “cultural piracy and vandalism”... Read Article
Released at the end of 2020, the latest instalment from Terror Negro, is a communion between the most familiar faces of Latin club music in Perú, while also inviting friendly neighbours like Sikuri from Bolivia, Pobvio from Uruguay... Read Article
Around ten years ago Peru’s innovative digital cumbia revolution began with artists mixing classic psychedelic cumbia tracks with experimental electronic sounds and production, largely within the buzzing hive of the capital Lima. This intense wave of creativity has... Read Article
The Lima label Terror Negro has been graffitiing its name on the urban psyche of Peru’s capital for some years now with an undeniably bass- oriented, spicy blend of electronic productions by the likes of Deltatron, Tomasa del... Read Article
One of the best-known representatives of Peru’s contemporary tropical electronic scene, Deltatron is ready to unveil a new video for “Morir Es Ganar”. The song is taken from his 2017 album Ego Trip and features production from Bolivian secret... Read Article
After the piracy inspired Ilegal Vol. 1 compilation of bootlegs (downloadable from Hulkshare), that included many familiar faces of the Latin underground (Imaabs from Chile, Argentinean Che Cumbe and Bleepolar from Colombia, among others), Peruvian label Terror Negro... Read Article
Born in the streets of Chicago, footwork or juke is a club genre parented with ghetto house and future beats with a prominent use of bass and accelerated BPM. The genre is mastered by the likes of DJ Spinn,... Read Article
El Buga and Sounds and Colours bring you a mix of some of the finest electronic sounds influenced by Peru’s tropical music legacy, featuring artists from across the globe who have sampled Peruvian classics, originals by the different... Read Article
Recently, Lima has turned itself into the capital of tropical bass and electro-latino sounds, heralding a second wave of the movement that exploded in Buenos Aires and then passed around the continent, with heavy rotation also in Uruguay,... Read Article
Throughout the history of Terror Negro records, they have always adopted an obscure approach to tropical bass music, whether through the militant dub of Loko Bono, or the piracy inspired mash-ups of Tribilin Sound. Now the main man behind one... Read Article
Native Instruments today launched a new website for everything global bass. Titled Tropical Frequencies, the site has burst into full colour with two new mini-documentaries on digital cumbia from Peru, one showcasing the Terror Negro collective, and the... Read Article
Enjoyed reading about our favourite South American albums of the year? Well, now we’ve put together a Soundcloud playlist featuring tracks from some of those albums as well as lots of other choice selections from across the year.... Read Article
