Frente Cumbiero Return to Vinyl + Live Video from WOMEX
After something of mini-hiatus in the build-up to this year, 2018 has been quite something for Colombian trailblazers Frente Cumbiero.... Read Article
Mario Galeano
‘I Just Like Making the Records I Would Want to Hear”: An Interview with Names You Can Trust’s Eric Banta
Ask anyone who knows a thing or two about making music in Colombia and Eric Banta is a name you... Read Article
Listen Now: Abelardo Carbonó feat Quantic, ‘La Piña Madura’
Revered as the ‘Godfather of Champeta’, Abelardo Carbonó, is the latest in a growing line of Colombian artists to team... Read Article
Ondatrópica Return With ‘Hummingbird’, First Taste From Second Album
Following on from their double album / triple-LP debut was never going to be easy for Ondatrópica, the Colombian supergroup... Read Article
Quantic Returns To London For The ‘Tropical Elevation World Tour’
On 19th May, musician, producer and DJ Quantic, a.k.a Will Holland, will return to the capital for a special live... Read Article
Ondatropica Need Your Help For Latest Album!
Ondatropica, the Colombian music supergroup set-up by Mario Galeano (Frente Cumbiero) and Will “Quantic” Holland are currently planning their second... Read Article
REVIEW Los Pirañas – La Diversión Que Hacía Falta Mi País
If Quentin Tarantino were able to make a kids movie with Salvador Dali, then they’d want Los Pirañas to write... Read Article
I Wanted This Record To Be Physical: An Interview with Jorge Drexler
For his last album, Bailar en la Cueva, the Uruguayan singer/songwriter Jorge Drexler took the bold step of relocating to... Read Article
Los Pirañas Release New Album ‘La Diversión Que Hacía Falta En Mi País’
Everything we love about music is instilled in Colombian band Los Pirañas. The tropical noise trio from Bogotá – whose... Read Article
The Roots of New Colombian Music Began Here….
A new compilation on Staubgold records has collected together recordings made by Ensamble Polifonico de Vallenato and Sexteto La Constelación... Read Article
REVIEW Ensamble Polifónico Vallenato/Sexteto La Constelación De Colombia – Fiesta, Que Viva La
It bends but it does not break. You can take cumbia and you can twist it, curve it, flex it... Read Article
VIDEO: Jorge Drexler “Universos Paralelos”
Check out the first video from Bailar En La Cueva, the new album from Uruguay’s Jorge Drexler. Marking a big... Read Article