REVIEW La Yegros – Suelta
It might appear a little out of place that the woman dubbed “the queen of New Cumbia” and “the first... Read Article
Electro Cumbia
Lido Pimienta on Forthcoming Industrial Reggaetón Album ‘Miss Colombia’: ‘It’s A Cynical Love Letter To My Country’
There is no easy, or apt, way to describe Lido Pimienta. She’s a versatile, enigmatic artist who combines a multitude... Read Article
REVIEW Systema Solar – Rumbo A Tierra
Systema Solar have known how to prender la fiesta for some years now throughout Colombia, as well as touring worldwide... Read Article
Nomade Festival, A Feast Of Electro Cumbia In The Middle Of The Rainforest
Ah, electro cumbia, that elusive term that encompasses any sound mixing traditional cumbia with electronic beats and samples. After almost... Read Article
Help ZZK Records Keep On Releasing Great New South American Music
Let’s go back about seven years. Chances are the first time you heard the term ‘electro-cumbia’ it was in relation... Read Article
REVIEW Piper Street Sound – The Fall Line
Sometimes it is quite surprising how a sound or even a music style can move, translate and restate itself thousand... Read Article
EXCLUSIVE: Chancha Via Circuito feat. Lido Pimienta “Jardines”
Amansara, the latest album from Argentina’s Chancha Via Circuito, has already shot into our Best Albums of 2014 list and... Read Article
REVIEW Chancha Via Circuito – Amansara & Frikstailers – Crop Circles EP
Since 2011’s ground-breaking Rio Arriba, it has become apparent that Chancha Via Circuito (Pedro Canale) is more than just a... Read Article
MIXTAPE de Lacey’s Digital Cumbia Mixtape
From cumbia’s modest beginnings in Colombia, its influence has now stretched across the majority of South America. The sound of... Read Article
Free Download (for a limited time): New track from Dengue Dengue Dengue!
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… the mighty Dengue Dengue Dengue were born. Well, actually, it... Read Article
Bomba Estéreo and Astro set fire to Santiago’s La Cupula
En route to Santiago’s La Cupula theatre the police have shut off traffic for some unknown reason. This means hopping... Read Article
REVIEW Doma Tornados – Ritmo Latido
From start to finish, Ritmo Latido plunges the listener into a musical journey of epic proportions. At once tribalistic and... Read Article