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
Javiera Mena‘s new single “Intuición” sees Mena evolving her synth-laden pop to take on tropical rhythms, an influence strengthened by the production assistance of Pablo Díaz-Reixa (Spanish tropicália-electro artist El Guincho). Bomba Estereo’s Li Saumet features as guest... Read Article
It’s been quite a while since we’ve been fortunate enough to get a new mixtape by New York City’s Uproot Andy. Well, luck is on our side, as he’s teamed up with fashion brand Studio 189 to release... Read Article
Bomba Estéreo have teamed up with Danish director Torben Kjelstrup for the new video for “Internacionales”, the latest single off their acclaimed new album Ayo. The band have previously worked with Kjelstrup on the video for ‘Soy Yo’, which... Read Article
After exploding internationally with “Fuego” in 2009, Bomba Estéreo have come a long way since they first came into being in 2005. Their latest album Amanecer, released by Sony Music Latin, is an ingenious piece of work, stretching... Read Article
For his last album, Bailar en la Cueva, the Uruguayan singer/songwriter Jorge Drexler took the bold step of relocating to Bogotá and working with Mario Galeano, the mastermind behind Ondatrópica and Frente Cumbiero, and a new group of... Read Article
There is no doubting the intention of Bomba Estéreo on their latest single, and the first taster from their upcoming new album, “Fiesta”. With highlife guitars, carnivalesque percussion and Li Saumet’s plea that “la vida es para bailar”... Read Article
Every now and again, I stumble upon a mixtape so good, I feel the need to shout it from a mountaintop. This month, that mix is by Chorizo Funk, a member of the Austin, Tx., -based Peligrosa crew.... Read Article
Jorge Drexler’s thirteenth album Bailar En La Cueva starts with a strong ear-worm of a track and then eases into a sweet beach record characterized by tonnes and tonnes of movement. Bailar en La Cueva, or “dancing in... Read Article
Bomba Estéreo’s Elegancia Tropical couldn’t come at a better time for Sounds and Colours’ New York City readers.
Electro-cumbia darlings Bomba Estereo have released the first video off their anticipated third album, Elegancia Tropical. “El Alma y El Cuerpo” features songstress Li Saumet walking around and relaxing on a lovely beach, which we assume to be... Read Article
Interesting new side project here from Bomba Estéreo’s Liliana Saumet. Under the moniker of Leidi Li, she has teamed up with Argentina’s AOIM (known to his bank manager as Pedro D’Alessandro), for a track called Maté A Mi... Read Article
