Shows to Watch for APAP Conference and globalFEST in NYC
Though world music can be found in New York City virtually year-round, January is a time when a plethora of... Read Article
MAKU Soundsystem
Best Albums of 2016
The votes have been collected and now we’re ready to divulge our favourite Latin American albums of the year. As... Read Article
[Photos] M.A.K.U. Soundsystem bring ‘Mezcla’ to Germany
M.A.K.U. Soundsystem, champions of the modern immigrant experience, brought their signature “immigrant beats” and new record, Mezcla, to Europe in recent... Read Article
Rudolstadt Festival – The German Woodstock of World Music
Every year in early July, you can get in touch with music from all over the world in Rudolstadt, Germany.... Read Article
MAKU Soundsystem’s New Album, ‘Mezcla’ Liberates Celebratory Sounds of Immigrant Life in NY
MAKU Soundsystem, an eight-piece immigrant band based in New York, mix Colombian beats with American funk, jazz and hip hop. With... Read Article
New Video: ‘La inevitable’ by M.A.K.U. Soundsytem
New York City’s M.A.K.U. Soundsystem are set to release their new album, Mezcla, via Glitterbeat Records on the 27th of May,... Read Article
PREMIÈRE: M.A.K.U. Soundsystem Offer Up Afro-Colombian Grooves from New York on ‘Mezcla’ Teaser Video
M.A.K.U. Soundsystem are back with their most visceral record to date. The group, whose members hail from Colombia as well... Read Article
New music: ‘Thank You, Thank You’ by M.A.K.U. Soundsystem
NYC’s purveyors of “immigrant beats” have a new song, and it’s one of gratitude. “Thank you, Thank you,” is the... Read Article
Monsieur Perine Perform NPR ‘Tiny Desk Concert’, Announce Tour
Kick off your weekend with this “Tiny Desk Concert” featuring Monsieur Periné, who announced a U.S. West Coast tour for May in... Read Article
Barranquilla’s Carnival is ‘Una Sola Gozadera!’
It’s a hashtag popular among Colombians these days: #hueleacarnaval. Quite simply, it translates to, “It smells like Carnival.” Indeed, we... Read Article
Immigrant beats: M.A.K.U. to play Brooklyn at an important time
Let’s face it—it’s a fraught time for attitudes about immigration in the United States. No, I don’t mean immigrants are... Read Article
Que Bajo feat. Mr. Pauer, Latin picks for CMJ, lots more on tap in NYC
If October is an indication of what’s in store for the global bass, tropical, Alt-Latino, and AfroColombian scenes in New York... Read Article