Psych-rockers Making Movies, with the support of the Americana Music Association, are hosting a virtual event beginning on Wednesday, Oct. 21, AMERI’KANA: an exploration into American music over four nights of music, conversation, and music education livestreamed on... Read Article
Colombianos, whether they’re based in the South American country or abroad, are keeping us going during these Coronavirus times. Here are some new tunes you need to hear. Monsieur Periné feat Pedro Capó: ‘Mundo Paralelo’ Over the past... Read Article
Time for our round-up of the best albums of the year and, as ever, the criteria remains the same. These are the albums by Latin American and Latin American-descendant artists that we think are the best of the... Read Article
I spoke to Nella Rojas Mata while she was visiting Caracas, Venezuela. She made time for our meeting by stepping away from a small gathering. Her family was bidding goodbye to a cousin who was leaving Venezuela, yet another... Read Article
The tracks are hitting think and fast this summer so we figured we’d put together a YouTube playlist of some of our favourite songs and videos of the past few months. It’s a real cocktail of sounds and... Read Article
How do you follow up a massively successful album that netted you a Latin Grammy win for “Best New Artist?” In the case of Colombia’s Monsieur Periné, you take your time on picking key collaborations and drawing inspiration from... Read Article
Colombia’s Monsieur Periné has released their first track since their break-out Latin GRAMMY win for “Best New Artist” in 2015. The dreamy new track, “Bailar Contigo,” has an ethereal music video featuring lead singer Catalina García prancing around a colorful jungle, singing... Read Article
It’s been eight months since Colombia’s Magín Diaz went “viral” for emerging from obscurity when a video put out by AJ+ went viral. The 95-year-old is said to have composed some of Colombia’s most iconic folkloric songs, though he... Read Article
Monsieur Periné have just released a new music video for “Nuestra Canción”, one of the highlights from their last album Caja de Música, and which features the talents of Dominican star Vicente Garcia. Directed by Christian Schmid Rincon, the... Read Article
Herencia de Timbiquí dominated Bogotá last week in two shows that perfectly summed up the band´s broad appeal. Music born in the heart of the Pacific, fused with urban beats from the hot, gritty, salsa-loving city of Cali,... Read Article
Kick off your weekend with this “Tiny Desk Concert” featuring Monsieur Periné, who announced a U.S. West Coast tour for May in support of its breakthrough album Caja De Musica. The group won a 2015 Latin GRAMMY award for “Best... Read Article
I first heard the Colombian band Monsieur Periné almost four years ago when I saw this video of them playing ‘La Muerte’ on Amplificado.tv. I was simultaneously confused and enamoured – was this really a Colombian band playing... Read Article
