With close to a third of the year already gone we thought it was about time we brought to attention some of the great new sounds we’ve been listening to this year and which are available for everyone’s... Read Article
Que Pasa Colombia is the name of a brand new documentary from film-makers Olivier Hoffschir and Thomas Petitberghien. It’s focus is the very same music scene that we fell in love with in Colombia, the musicians who are... Read Article
A collaborative project by the Todomono collective along with a variety of our favorite artists and DJs has resulted in a special album that brings the sounds of Barranquilla to listeners. “Sonsonete: la memoria sonora de Barranquilla” took... Read Article
La Mecánica Popular, quite simply our favorite (and the only?) psychedelic salseros from New York City, have dropped a new video for their single, “La Paz del Freak.”
We are extremely excited announce that one of our favourite Colombian groups, Los Pirañas, are set to release a new 7″ on the US record label Alona’s Dream. In case you need an update on who Los Piranas... Read Article
How could we not feature this mix on Sounds and Colours? Pedrolito Radioglobal, who has furnished us with fine selections of Peruvian grooves and cumbia in the past, has now come up trumps with this gem focusing on... Read Article
In May, the Colombian super-group Ondatrópica – whose debut record was voted Sounds and Colours’ album of the year for 2012 – will embark on a European tour to share their eclectic mix of traditional and contemporary Colombian... Read Article
Wow! This is one of those mixtapes that really makes you sit up and take notice. Compiled by Frente Cumbieros’ Mario Galeano this is a real journey into 1960s psych, garage and rock ‘n’ roll from Perú, Bolivia... Read Article
I wasn’t surprised when I heard that the new Meridian Brothers record was going to be released by Soundway Records, making it the first UK release by this Colombian group. Essentially the recording project of Eblis Javier Álvarez,... Read Article
This is the great news that one of our favourite albums from 2011 has now been released outside of Colombia. The always great Vampisoul have this month issued Toma Tu Jabón Kapax, the debut album from Colombian tropical... Read Article
Colombian supergroup Ondatrópica made their US debut at the Lincoln Center Out Of Doors Festival in New York City on July 27.
As everyone knows, the one thing you really shouldn’t do with music is categorise it. Why bracket something of limitless possibility and permutation as if it were just a sterile supermarket brand? Why restrict it within the worded... Read Article
