We’ve got new music by two of our favorites, NYC’s Uproot Andy and MAKU Soundsystem, as well as some new heat by a 10-piece orchestra out of Jacksonville, Florida. NYC/Montreal: Uproot Andy & Pierre Kwenders via Moonshine, ‘Gbadolite’... Read Article
New year, new music, and the three on our radar this time around all hail from the New York City area. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.: Nani Castle, ‘Nu Year’ The Bronx-born, Staten Island-raised rapper, dancer & vocalist Nani Castle... 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
New York City’s Andres Jimenez, who plays drums for MAKU Soundsystem and Bulla en el Barrio, has been making music under the moniker Dilemastronauta since 2009. The native of Bogota, Colombia, tells us this side project was inspired by “life in general”... Read Article
Though world music can be found in New York City virtually year-round, January is a time when a plethora of global sounds can be seen in the Big Apple, thanks to the APAP conference and globalFEST. globalFEST, Sunday, Jan.... Read Article
The votes have been collected and now we’re ready to divulge our favourite Latin American albums of the year. As usual, it’s an eclectic mix, with pop, electronic, afrobeat, rock, folk, tropical bass, punk, hip-ho, cumbia and avant-garde artists... Read Article
M.A.K.U. Soundsystem, champions of the modern immigrant experience, brought their signature “immigrant beats” and new record, Mezcla, to Europe in recent weeks. Among their tour stops was the Rudolstadt Festival in Germany, which Sounds and Colours covered, and a slot in... Read Article
Every year in early July, you can get in touch with music from all over the world in Rudolstadt, Germany. It’s then that the 1240-year-old Thuringian town of 24,000 inhabitants invites approximately 1,000 musicians from around forty countries, and hosts up to... Read Article
MAKU Soundsystem, an eight-piece immigrant band based in New York, mix Colombian beats with American funk, jazz and hip hop. With roots in Barranquilla, Bogota, the Bronx and Savannah, GA, MAKU’s new album brings a powerful and honest sound... Read Article
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, and their brand new video kicks things off by paying homage to the immigrant working class of the... Read Article
M.A.K.U. Soundsystem are back with their most visceral record to date. The group, whose members hail from Colombia as well as New York, where they are based, have been working on Mezcla for the past year and a... Read Article
NYC’s purveyors of “immigrant beats” have a new song, and it’s one of gratitude. “Thank you, Thank you,” is the first single off M.A.K.U. Soundsystem‘s forthcoming album, Mezcla (which means mix), which will be out on Glitterbeat Records in... Read Article
