New Music: Uproot Andy, MAKU Soundsystem, & LPT
We’ve got new music by two of our favorites, NYC’s Uproot Andy and MAKU Soundsystem, as well as some new... Read Article
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On Our Radar: Nani Castle, Dilemastronauta y La Tripulación Cósmica, Prince of Queens, J Hacha De Zola & a Bonus Mix by modrums
New year, new music, and the three on our radar this time around all hail from the New York City... Read Article
BRIC: A Space in Brooklyn to Open Borders
While we share tons of news about upcoming or past concerts on these digital pages, rarely do we get into... Read Article
New Music: ‘El Cohete’ by NYC’s Dilemastronauta y La Tripulación Cósmica
New York City’s Andres Jimenez, who plays drums for MAKU Soundsystem and Bulla en el Barrio, has been making music under... Read Article
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
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