Music of Venezuela

By Ross Cullen 27 September, 2016

It starts in a madcap whirl of old-school R&B and London gospel, intertwined with spiralling Latin brass and percussion. And... Read Article

By Zach Bezold 03 April, 2013

Los Amigos Invisibles have been visible in the Latin American musical realm for some time now. The disco-funk rockers from Caracas... Read Article

By Russ Slater 10 October, 2011

There is little doubt that La Lucha Constante, the debut album from Venezuela’s Algodón Egipcio will rank high in our... Read Article

By Russ Slater 12 September, 2011

New video from Americania, one of the artists featured in our Going Underground: New Music From Venezuela article. This is... Read Article

By Russ Slater 05 August, 2011

La Vida Boheme have just played a secret show for MTV Iggy in New York. I think it’s fair to... Read Article

By Russ Slater 27 June, 2011

Dias de Septiembre are from Caracas in Venezuela. They comfortably fit into the mold of moody post-rock, recalling Mogwai, albeit... Read Article

By Russ Slater 19 May, 2011

Here we have the first ever video clip from La Estrella de David, a project of David Rodriguez (ex-Beef). “Un... Read Article

By Russ Slater 11 April, 2011

I feel a little under-qualified to review this record, as if maybe I’m missing something in the whole scheme of... Read Article

By Russ Slater 24 January, 2011

You’ve got to give it to the guys at Happy Jazz Radio – they certainly know their stuff. After supplying... Read Article

By Russ Slater 04 December, 2010

Jovenes y Sexys is a very rare find. This delightful band from Caracas in Venezuela seem to have a knack... Read Article