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 African heritage of Peru is one´of many stories from the colonial centuries of transatlantic diasporas that is best told to the tune of syncopated beats. Grown out of the relative isolation of the southern coast, Afro-Peruvian music... Read Article
This May, tropical bass duo Dengue Dengue Dengue! will head to London’s Jazz Café for their very first UK performance. Known for interweaving the psychedelic sounds of Peruvian cumbia with the deep bass of dub, UK bass and the modern... Read Article
We’ve got new pop goodness out of Mexico by way of Ximena Sariñana and a dreamy downtempo cumbia from Berlin via Daniel Haaksman. GERMANY: ‘La Añoranza’ by Daniel Haaksman feat Dengue Dengue Dengue, Ori Kaplan & Coco Maria “La... Read Article
We’re very happy to bring you a brand new mix of Latin downtempo celebrating some of the finest cuts of the year from this seemingly perpetually-growing new movement of artists inspired and/or based in Latin America. Basy Tropikalne... Read Article
“Semillero is music that moves souls, allows imaginations to flourish and the feet to follow”. As Pete Buckenham’s African-inspired electronic label On the Corner state, this album is a joy to listen to, sonically, mentally and physically. Semillero (meaning both seed... Read Article
A new short film from Eck Echo, Berlin – Tropisches Tor (Tropical Gate), looks to shine a light on Berlin’s thriving tropical bass scene. The German capital has long been an essential destination for electronic music, famed for its techno... Read Article
Hawaii Bonzaï‘s recently-released Cumbia Amazonica compilation truly raises the bar in the search for contemporary electronic and tropical music connections. It very much continues where their first compilation, Cumbia Libertad, left off, a space where they are not only highlighting... Read Article
Following on from his Top 10 Tunes of 2017, Cal Jader has now sent us over part of his Best of 2017 mixtape. Featuring tracks from across Latin America as well as bands formed by Latin American migrants... 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
This week, the Red Bull Music Academy released an 18-minute documentary short entitled, Afro-Peruvian Beats. Directed by Peruvian film-maker Tito Cabellos (Hija de la Laguna), the film is set in El Carmen, a town in the Chincha province... Read Article
