REVIEW Plaza Francia Orchestra
Hearing how Plaza Francia have evolved in just over three years since their debut, A New Tango Song Book, is a little like seeing how a talented film director can take a promising stage play and open it... Read Article
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REVIEW Valeria Matzner – Anima
“I don’t want to show I have a pretty voice. I want to tell a story,” says vocalist and composer, Valeria Matzner. She spent her early years in her native Uruguay, studying Western classical music, while imbibing Brazilian... Read Article
REVIEW Santi & Tugçe – El Regreso del Gallito
The music of Paraguay is the stuff of legends. Though obscure, Paraguay has yielded amazing acts that have made an impact around the world. Its musical culture has a long tradition; it is a highly complex blend of... Read Article
MIXTAPE Plaza Francia’s Chamán Mixtape
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
REVIEW Plaza Francia – A New Tango Song Book
After the roaring success of Gotan Project, Makaroff and Müller have now changed direction and with the musical prowess of Catherine Ringer (from Rita Mitsouko) offer a new concept of ‘pop tango’. The tunes – mostly about love... Read Article
Gotan Project’s Eduardo Makaroff and French Singer Catherine Ringer Discuss Their New Group Plaza Francia
Plaza Francia is the new project from Gotan Project’s Eduardo Makaroff and Christoph Müller and French singer and actress Catherine Ringer, most famous for fronting one of France’s most famous bands of the eighties and nineties, Les Rita... Read Article
Jorge Drexler, Ana Tijoux, Mexrrissey and Much More Announced for La Linea 15, London’s Latin Music Festival
The yearly announcement of La Linea‘s line-up is always an event for anyone interested in Latin music in the UK and this year is no different. Latin music of all varieties is well-represented in this year’s line-up which... Read Article
The Roots and Reverberations of La Linea, London’s Latin Music Festival
If you’re into Latin music and live in London you will undoubtedly be aware of La Linea. The event, which is back for its 14th edition this year, is notorious for bringing over a diverse and often surprising... Read Article
New Short Film “Reencuentro” from Las Acacias Director Paolo Giorgelli
Reencuentro is a new short film from Argentine director Pablo Giorgelli. Regular readers of Sounds and Colours will know Giorgelli as the masterful director of Las Acacias, one of our favourite films of last year and potentially one... Read Article
MIXTAPE El Suizo’s Pachamama Mixtape
Here’s a bit of a special set from El Suizo aka Christoph H. Müller aka half of The Gotan Project in which he reconstructs a mix he originally played live at Ya Basta Festibal in Paris on October... Read Article
Gotan Project Release La Revancha En Cumbia
La Revancha En Cumbia is the intriguing new release from Gotan Project, taking songs from their hugely influential La Revancha del Tango album and recasting them as slow-burning cumbia tunes thanks to a number of Latin DJs and... Read Article