New York City is quite hot and rainy this summer, and the music keeps coming from our friends who call the Big Apple home, as well as those who will be in town for shows at various venues.... Read Article
Miss Colombia, Lido Pimienta’s third album is a gloriously introspective album that delves into Pimienta’s complicated relationship to her birth country. Through harmony, rhythm and energetic production, Lido narrates a journey of acceptance, of discovering herself as a site of rich, painful and joyous fusion.
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
Few know better the freshest tunes coming out of Latin America than Cal Jader – one of the busiest tropical DJs in the UK, and the man behind the Movimientos radio show, record label and parties. It’s for... Read Article
While we share tons of news about upcoming or past concerts on these digital pages, rarely do we get into the issue of access for all. Often, musical performances in the “alt-Latin” world come with a cover charge.... Read Article
Tropical doyen Cal Jader (the main man at Movimientos) returns to the S&C site for another year with his selection of 10 Latin American tunes that have been keeping his DJ sets, radio shows and headphones alive over... Read Article
There is no easy, or apt, way to describe Lido Pimienta. She’s a versatile, enigmatic artist who combines a multitude of styles in her music, ranging from electro-pop synths to the indigenous folk rhythms from her homeland Colombia.... Read Article
If you haven’t already, you will soon hear and read his name quite a lot, because Thor Partridge, better known as Thornato is one of the most interesting, up-and-coming musicians, DJs and producers emerging from the New York global... Read Article
Welcome to a brand new feature on the site, a regular playlist that will bring you some of the music we’ve been listening to here on the Sounds and Colours stereo. To start off we’ve got 20 tracks... Read Article
After making a number of guest appearances and releasing two solid EPs – 2008’s Sara Y El Sol and 2012’s AúnAûmÔm – Argentine singer/songwriter Wenceslada has today released her first full-length, Niebla. It’s an album that makes clear... Read Article
On his latest mixtape Andrés Digital has moved from the cumbia of his Conjunto Terrestrial release to the Pacific sounds of the marimba, while still keeping the heady bass sounds that are always a big part of whatever... Read Article
Amansara, the latest album from Argentina’s Chancha Via Circuito, has already shot into our Best Albums of 2014 list and it feels as if the forward-thinking producer could soon be in our Top Videos list too. “Jardines” is... Read Article
