Clandestine Lands: Lima’s Music Pirates
“Cumbia, rock, salsa,” the man calls out in a raspy voice. He repeats the sentence every few seconds, with the... Read Article
Los Destellos
REVIEW Various Artists – Peru Bravo
On their second compilation, the London-based Peruvian-focused label Tiger’s Milk Records have truly provided a document of what’s great about... Read Article
REVIEW Cumbia All Stars – Tigres en Fuga
At first listen, it is so striking that it seems like a debut. Tigres en Fuga sounds fresh, vigorous and... Read Article
Interview with Los Mirlos’ Jorge Rodriguez Granda
It’s a sunny afternoon, which is rather rare for Lima in the winter, as I arrive at the APDAYC premises... Read Article
REVIEW Los Mirlos – Cumbia Amazónica
It’s funny how life works. I recently attended a Los Mirlos concert a couple of weeks ago in Lima. At... Read Article
REVIEW The Rough Guide to Latin Psychedelia
The sixties and the seventies were, depending on who you ask, two of the most important decades for the development... Read Article
Peruvian Cumbia from Rolando Bruno y Su Orquesta MIDI
Brand new Peruvian cumbia for you today, which – in keeping with cumbia’s status as an international genre – comes... Read Article
MIXTAPE Los Chinches La Serpiente Negra Mixtape
Here’s a great nex mixtape from Movimientos Records, promoting Fongo, the forthcoming new album from Los Chinches, the UK’s finest... Read Article
MIXTAPE Dale Amor a la Cumbia que la Cumbia te lo Devuelve Mixtape by Pedrolito Radioglobal
Tasty selection of nueva cumbia tracks from Pedrolito that should take the edge of the wintry conditions for all those... Read Article
REVIEW Grupo 2000 – El Destape
Following in the footsteps of the Peruvian chicha revival, Massachusetts based Masstrópicas have dusted off the master tapes and re-released... Read Article
Caballito Present El Graveton II – a beat odyssey in two parts
Caballito, aka Grita and Bigote, are two DJs/producers from Spain with some serious love for Latin American music. You may... Read Article
MIXTAPE Roots of Chicha Mixtape
It seems like a while since we last featured chicha on the site, which is why we thought we’d bring... Read Article