Mariana ‘Nan’ de Miguel, alias Girl Ultra, is the Mexican starlet writing the history of contemporary R&B in Mexico City, and further afield. Listed as one of Dazed’s “most influential people shaping youth culture”, alongside artists like Rosalia... Read Article
At this year’s opening night at Open City Documentary Festival, you’ll be able to watch Baronesa, a film directed by Juliana Antunes released last year in Brazil. The film follows Andreia and her friends in their day-to-day lives... Read Article
What to do when your ‘Colombianness’ isn’t coming through in your music? In the case of Lao Ra, you work, re-work, and evolve your sound until you get it right. The Los Angeles based artist, who was born... Read Article
BaianaSystem are one of the most exciting bands coming out of Brazil at the moment – more specifically, Bahia, the state with the strongest African cultural heritage in the country. Aiming to manifest and champion the sound of... Read Article
Later this month, 10-piece band Bixiga 70 will bring their fusion of African and South American rhythms to Camden’s Jazz Café for a one-off performance in the capital. Hailing from the central São Paulo neighbourhood of Bixiga, the... Read Article
On behalf of Sounds and Colours, I went on a mission to discover Latin American food in London, and the search had me visit restaurants of Argentinian, Brazilian, Cuban, Mexican, Peruvian food, as well as a couple that... Read Article
It’s been 10 years since Zeca Pagodinho last played a show in London, but on the 29th November he returns to the English capital to perform one night only at the Hammersmith Eventim Apollo, celebrating 100 years of... Read Article
Independent Art Advisor and Curator, Sandra Higgins is back in London after living the last seven months in Colombia. She has organised an exhibition to highlight a variety of the contemporary art and culture of Colombia she discovered.... Read Article
The work of visual artist Felix González-Torres will be celebrated in a three-part exhibition, taking place at the Andrea Rosen Gallery in New York, Massimo De Carlo in Milan and Hauser & Wirth in London in May, June and... Read Article
Colombian band Sidestepper are set to return to London for a much-anticipated show featuring their live band to perform their stunning new album Supernatural Love at East London’s Village Underground. One of the pioneers of the Colombian electro-cumbia... Read Article
Following the launch of Carolina Badas new online art gallery, Sounds and Colours got in touch with the art historian and curator, to find out more about this amazing project, and get to the bottom of the reasons... Read Article
Soundway Records, famous for their critically acclaimed compilations of vintage classics from Africa and the Caribbean, are introducing their newest signee, La Yegros with the release of lead single and video “Chicha Roja”. Often cited as the first... Read Article
