Palenque, a name that has always gone hand in hand with Afro-Colombia. “The only one with its own language, is San Basilio”, Lucas Silva of the iconic record label named after the town, recently pointed out, “but there... Read Article
The Rhythm Club (El Club Del Ritmo) is an investigative documentary taking a look at Latin America’s electronic music scene. It is directed by Vic Paz, a music journalist and professor specialising in Latin music, and a teacher... Read Article
Let’s go back about seven years. Chances are the first time you heard the term ‘electro-cumbia’ it was in relation to a song released by ZZK Records. In 2009 the genre got hot for a New York minute... Read Article
So many of our favourite artists from the emerging Andean Beat scene are present on this glorious mixtape by Plaza Francia. A new name on the block, though one helmed by some seriously-honed musicians, Plaza Francia is a... Read Article
Frikstailers are on a roll. After the recent successes of their En Son De Paz album and Crop Circles EP, as well as countless quality remixes and mixtapes, the tropical cumbia duo are already back with the first... Read Article
We asked Movimientos’ Cal Jader – a man at the heart of London’s Latin American music scene – to pick out 10 of his favourite tracks of the year, and boy has he delivered. It’s a selection that... Read Article
Since 2011’s ground-breaking Rio Arriba, it has become apparent that Chancha Via Circuito (Pedro Canale) is more than just a producer of digital cumbia. Three years, and a multitude of incredible remixes, have passed since then, and his... Read Article
From cumbia’s modest beginnings in Colombia, its influence has now stretched across the majority of South America. The sound of “Digital Cumbia” is a relatively new beast, with the primary sites of production now being Lima, Peru and... Read Article
We’re loving this new mixtape from Argentina’s SidiRum, a hangover cure full of Latin American lullabies. In fact, it’s a mix that shows the links between Argentine folklore and the artists currently working at the more chilled-out end... Read Article
Our latest mixtape comes from a label that needs no introduction: the magnificent ZZK Records in Buenos Aires. Home to the likes of King Coya, La Yegros and El Remolón, the latest medley is brought to us by Frikstailers, whose recent... Read Article
Like an alien spacecraft setting down in a nearby field, its gamma rays piercing the night sky as local cows bolt for the woods and the farmer’s son gawps from his bedroom window, new single ‘Crop Circles’ from Argentinean... Read Article
En Son de Paz, the debut full-length album from Argentina’s Frikstailers, showcases the musical depth of the Buenos Aires duo as it manipulates dancehall, cumbia, dub, baile funk, and electro elements into a cosmic blend of rhythms. Upon... Read Article
