‘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
Names You Can Trust
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
VIDEO PREMIÈRE: ‘Montame en la Tormenta’ by La Mecánica Popular
Brooklyn’s La Mecánica Popular has gone through a few iterations as far as band members since we first wrote about them in... Read Article
New Music by La Mecánica Popular: ‘Móntame En La Tormenta (Riders On The Storm)’
There was a time in my young life where I had the most insane crush on Jim Morrison, lead singer... Read Article
Colombia’s Romperayo To Release Debut Single on NYC Trust
This is the long overdue international debut single from Colombia’s Romperayo. Originally a one-man production job as Pedro Ojeda (drummer... Read Article
New Video: La Mecánica Popular ‘La Paz del Freak’
La Mecánica Popular, quite simply our favorite (and the only?) psychedelic salseros from New York City, have dropped a new video for their... Read Article
Mecánica Popular: Salsa Dura With A Twist
I have an absolute love for salsa from the 70s because my dad constantly played it in the house as... Read Article
Meridian Brothers 7″ Released on NYC Trust
Following on from releasing two incredible release from Colombia’s Frente Cumbiero, New York City’s NYC Trust record label have just... Read Article
New Frente Cumbiero 7″ Released
The day has arrived; the ridiculously good new 7″ from Frente Cumbiero was today released on the US-based record label... Read Article