In advance of their Musica Infinita: New Venezuelan Music night in London, Miguel Colmenares of Colectivo Futuro has put together this rather excellent mixtape of Venezuelan music that has been an inspiration for the collective and the bands,... Read Article
The votes have been collected and now we’re ready to divulge our favourite Latin American albums of the year. As usual, it’s an eclectic mix, with pop, electronic, afrobeat, rock, folk, tropical bass, punk, hip-ho, cumbia and avant-garde artists... Read Article
As we’re now more than half the way through 2016 we figured it was only right that we shared some of the tracks that we’ve been loving so far this year. What follows is a playlist featuring some... Read Article
If you’ve never had the chance to listen to their self-titled debut, sign their name down, because Family Atlantica are set to become one of the sensations of 2016. The Latin… hmm, actually they’re not just Latin. African…... Read Article
Family Atlantica completely floored us when they released their debut album a few years ago. Named simply Family Atlantica it was a rhythmic, poetic and slightly cosmic journey across the Atlantic, from Venezuela to the UK, on to... Read Article
Family Atlántica are just that: a family. The band consists of British born producer and multi-instrumentalist Jack Yglesias, his wife Luzmira Zerpa, a Venezuelan traditional musician, singer and poet who has received accolades from Manu Chao, and Nigerian/Ghanian... Read Article
There is little doubt that it has been a great year for South American music. The proof of that can be found in how hard it was for us to select just 20 albums as representing the cream... Read Article
A new Cal Jader mix is always an event, especially when it’s a 2013 special, and so we had no delays in posting this tasty new nugget from Cal aka the man responsible for Movimientos, an increasingly hard-to-define... Read Article
The London Remixed Festival has become something of an institution in recent years, bringing together all the interesting strains of music that makes London’s nightlife tick. In that regard, it is as multicultural as London itself, and the... Read Article
Is it possible that an album could be too unassuming? This sometimes feels the case with Family Atlantica‘s self-titled debut. Press play and after four or five tracks you’ll still be slightly unsure what you’re listening to; is... Read Article
