Last year we introduced S&C readers to the unlikely occurrence of Japanese cumbia. Unlikely perhaps, but certainly not entirely new: “we’re not the first ones [to mix Japanese minyo with cumbia], it has a history. It [was] a... Read Article
Lockdown. Quarantine. Self isolation. Wherever we are and whatever we might call it, humankind is in something of a predicament. Coming to terms with our own futility from the confines of four walls, to the tune of oft-hyperbolic... Read Article
The musical liaisons between the UK and Colombia may not seem obvious at first peek, but curiosity is rewarded by the little anecdotes. Thus we find the legendary tale of The Clash’s Joe Strummer falling in love with... Read Article
Bogotá’s Festival Estéreo Picnic has become one of the top players on the festival circuit when it comes to putting together the planet’s biggest acts along with the most on-trend local artists, and not to mention a good... Read Article
As well as the new sounds of Latin America, 2018 has also been a fine year for the reissuing of older material with this selection of 12 newly-refurbished classics a great place for searching out some of Latin... Read Article
After something of mini-hiatus in the build-up to this year, 2018 has been quite something for Colombian trailblazers Frente Cumbiero. A Japanese tour incorporating Fuji Rock Festival, a fistful of Mexican dates through August and September, an extended... Read Article
Ask anyone who knows a thing or two about making music in Colombia and Eric Banta is a name you can trust. Best known for his work in the studio, as well as being celebrated for his craft... Read Article
Revered as the ‘Godfather of Champeta’, Abelardo Carbonó, is the latest in a growing line of Colombian artists to team up with British producer Quantic. Best known for a motley catalogue of styles, mesmeric guitar skills and psychedelic... Read Article
Colombia’s premier tropical noise trio Los Pirañas are back with a video for one of the standout tracks on recent album La Diversión Que Hacía Falta En Mi País. “Del Sol, A 18 Minutos” is in fact a... Read Article
Percussionist Pedro Ojeda has been involved with many groups that form part of the current alternative music scene in Colombia; Frente Cumbiero, Meridian Brothers, Sidestepper, Chúpame el Dedo, to name a few. Now he leads Romperayo, a project... Read Article
Following on from their double album / triple-LP debut was never going to be easy for Ondatrópica, the Colombian supergroup of Mario Galeano and Will ‘Quantic’ Holland, and that’s perhaps why there’s been a four-year gap before the announcement... Read Article
Romperayo are all set to release their second album in vinyl and digital formats via UK-based Discrepant Records. We have to be honest and say that we’ve heard a sneak peek of some of these tracks and you are... Read Article
