When the LA-based Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Rodrigo Amarante, delivered his first solo album Cavalo in 2014, it announced a new and genuinely original talent. Amarante had been a part of the rock group Los Hermanos, the samba... Read Article
Mauricio Takara – Hurtmold and São Paulo Underground drummer – is termed an “explorer of rhythmic regions” in the liner notes to his collaborative album with RAKTA and Fronte Violeta multidisciplinary sound artist, Carla Boregas. On Linha D’Agua, Boregas’ meticulous and immersive soundscapes – sometimes whirring synths... Read Article
Negro Leo’s latest album Desejo de Lacrar is a caterwauling cry for freedom. Atop coruscating bass riffs, brittle guitars and organs, Leo posits a Whitmanesque democracy in recondite yelps: “I am an old bird […] I am the slow course... Read Article
Gabriel Francis, A.K.A Papaoul, is a DJ, presenter and journalist from South London inspired by the sounds of the global underground. It is Latinx music, though, that takes pride of place in his heart. Holding down Worldwide FM’s... Read Article
“La Negra” is a milonga song with music by Roman Gomez and lyrics by Claudia Salomone. It follows the story of a black woman constantly hiding and filled with unspoken desires, who finally reveals herself screaming out for... Read Article
Cultural movements are hard to put into words. They involve pictures, sounds and complex ideas, but a good way to try and define them is to talk about them. That is exactly what New Latin Wave is about. It’s a... Read Article
Ask any Colombian, and they’ll tell you there’s nothing as beautiful as the tradition of noche de velitas (night of the candles) on the 7th of December. Held on the Eve of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the... Read Article
The folks over at (Buraka Som Sistema‘s label) Enchufada are releasing a bi-monthly series of free singles under the banner of Upper Cuts (they’ve given us goodies like this before), and two blazing tracks caught our attention. The first hails from the German town... Read Article
Chile is currently the heart of indie pop in Latin America, which is why it is no surprise that the new chillwave EP Dimension is by a Chilean band called Zebra. Fans of this country’s other dream popstars... Read Article
February is of course carnival time in Brazil and for those of you who can’t make it to the sizzling streets of Rio, don’t worry, we’ve got an excellent mix from the city’s electro-samba crew Sambasupercollider. Enjoy the... Read Article
Alex Anwandter’s sophomore effort, Rebeldes, is a modern study on queer politics and Latin American pop, wrapped in infectious neon beats and 80s style synths. As with his first solo record Odisea, there is no hint of his former... Read Article
Peru’s Dengue Dengue Dengue take the music of the continent’s north and give it a modern twist, complete with a nod to gringo beats (Boards of Canada’s cumbia makeover here is stellar). DDD is a duo made up... Read Article
