Best Albums Of 2011
The time has come again to choose our favourite albums of the year. It’s a task that’s never easy, especially after the bumper year we’ve had, with great music coming from all over South America, reflected in the... Read Article
Jan Pawel
MIXTAPE La Gozadera Nueva: New Sounds of Venezuela Mixtape
Venezuelan music has always been hard to characterise. Salsa is their national music – despite being more associated with the Caribbean or New York, and their successful exports have included groups as diverse as the Símon Bolivar Youth... Read Article
Making Pop Music In My Own Way: An Interview with Algodón Egipcio
There is little doubt that La Lucha Constante, the debut album from Venezuela’s Algodón Egipcio will rank high in our Best Albums of 2011 list at the end of the year. The album showcased the talents of Cheky,... Read Article
Going Underground: New Music from Venezuela
It all started with a band called Jovenes y Sexys from Venezuela, or it did for us anyway. Their quirky electronica and pop styles on the Bruno EP were some of the most refreshing sounds we’d heard in... Read Article