Comuna 13: How Medellin’s Most Infamous Community Reinvented Itself
Graffiti, art and music are bringing the community closer together. The beautiful mural above by @Chota_13 is emblazoned with the... Read Article
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Dekmantel Lands In South America For Tour Of Emblematic Local Club Nights
Netherlands based festival and collective, Dekmantel, which also runs one of the most interesting European independent labels right now, is... Read Article
Colombia/UK’s Isa GT’s ‘Nostalgia De Navidad’ mix
The Christmas season tends to make those of Latin American descent around the world nostalgic for the songs played at family... Read Article
Realidades Increíbles: Andrés Arango in Bogotá
The exhibition “Realidades Increíbles”, a collection of watercolor paintings by the Colombian artist Andrés Arango, was on display at the... 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
Colonízame Si Puedes: New Sounds of Latin America (Chapter One)
This is the first of a series of podcasts I’ll be doing of Ibero-American music that I’ve seen live while... Read Article
Peligrosa crew launches label with Colombia/Austin’s Kiko Villamizar
By now, most of us who set New Year’s resolutions have skipped the gym, lit the forbidden cigarette, and devoured a croissant that was... Read Article
Radical Cities: Across Latin America in Search of a New Architecture by Justin McGuirk
The history of urban housing schemes in Latin America is wrought with failure. Informal communities on the edge of the... Read Article
El Freaky to DJ for ‘Beliebers,’ Don Omar & Natti Natasha in Colombia
It’s not often that Sounds and Colours covers artists on the mainstream side, but a news about a couple of... Read Article
Colombia: Separating Fact From Scarface
As a second year student of modern languages at University College London, one of the ominous tasks facing me this... Read Article
Ana Tijoux “Volver”
The most serene track off Ana Tijoux‘s recent La Bala gets a video makeover. The video was recorded in Medellin,... Read Article
REVIEW Cumbia Cumbia 1&2
One of the most important names in twentieth century popular Latin music is the legendary Discos Fuentes record label of... Read Article