Frente Cumbiero
Best Reissues of 2018
As well as the new sounds of Latin America, 2018 has also been a fine year for the reissuing of... Read Article
Frente Cumbiero Return to Vinyl + Live Video from WOMEX
After something of mini-hiatus in the build-up to this year, 2018 has been quite something for Colombian trailblazers Frente Cumbiero.... Read Article
‘I Just Like Making the Records I Would Want to Hear”: An Interview with Names You Can Trust’s Eric Banta
Ask anyone who knows a thing or two about making music in Colombia and Eric Banta is a name you... Read Article
Listen Now: Abelardo Carbonó feat Quantic, ‘La Piña Madura’
Revered as the ‘Godfather of Champeta’, Abelardo Carbonó, is the latest in a growing line of Colombian artists to team... Read Article
Los Pirañas Pay Tribute to Luis Alberto Spinetta in Latest Video ‘Del Sol, A 18 Minutos’
Colombia’s premier tropical noise trio Los Pirañas are back with a video for one of the standout tracks on recent... Read Article
A Laboratory In My House: An Interview with Romperayo’s Pedro Ojeda
Percussionist Pedro Ojeda has been involved with many groups that form part of the current alternative music scene in Colombia;... Read Article
Ondatrópica Return With ‘Hummingbird’, First Taste From Second Album
Following on from their double album / triple-LP debut was never going to be easy for Ondatrópica, the Colombian supergroup... Read Article
Colombia’s Romperayo To Release Self-Titled LP On August 28th via Discrepant Records
Romperayo are all set to release their second album in vinyl and digital formats via UK-based Discrepant Records. We have... Read Article
REVIEW Los Pirañas – La Diversión Que Hacía Falta Mi País
If Quentin Tarantino were able to make a kids movie with Salvador Dali, then they’d want Los Pirañas to write... Read Article
I Wanted This Record To Be Physical: An Interview with Jorge Drexler
For his last album, Bailar en la Cueva, the Uruguayan singer/songwriter Jorge Drexler took the bold step of relocating to... Read Article